The building trade. What is the current state please?

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Just wanting to know a generalisation in the UK please, if such a thing exists?
Not planning work personally immediately, but involved in something in voluntary work I am involved in, which is in for planning permission.
Also, we will privately need to look into things ourselves, this winter.

What is it that you want to know specifically?

Nothing specific per se, but things such as
How backed up with work are good builders?
How easy to get are supplies?
Are there still delays in getting concrete, timber etc.
Those sorts of things.
I know there was a backlog with getting decisions on planning permission with our council, but I assume that would vary District Council by Council.

We're in the middle of a barn conversion that was started mid-last year. Our builder told us last week that the prices he was quoted for supplies like wood and bricks back in June, when he put his quote together, have gone up by 40%; he's been trying to cover the gradual increases for a while but is now at the point where we need to rediscuss the quote. A combination of supply chain issues, Covid, people doing extra DIY during lockdown, Brexit, opportunism, etc. He's a decent bloke whom we know well, so I know he's not trying to pull a fast one.

Maybe things will have shaken down a bit by winter, but he's not feeling optimistic, despite having a lot of projects lined up.

My dad and brother are fully booked until early 2022 and are starting to book jobs for the summer.

Getting hold of timber seems to be an issue lately.

We’re hopefully about to move and will need to do renovations… we’ve been told there’s a lot of shortages at the moment, of things like bricks, timber and front doors; and that good trades people are booking up.

We looked at kitchens and there’s about a three month lead on being able to get anything installed.

It will depend where you are and what you’re looking to do, but demand seems to be high, and costs have gone up a fair bit due to the combined effects of Brexit/supply & demand/etc.

DH is an electrician and is booked for the next 3 months

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We're in the middle of a barn conversion that was started mid-last year. Our builder told us last week that the prices he was quoted for supplies like wood and bricks back in June, when he put his quote together, have gone up by 40%; he's been trying to cover the gradual increases for a while but is now at the point where we need to rediscuss the quote. A combination of supply chain issues, Covid, people doing extra DIY during lockdown, Brexit, opportunism, etc. He's a decent bloke whom we know well, so I know he's not trying to pull a fast one.

Maybe things will have shaken down a bit by winter, but he's not feeling optimistic, despite having a lot of projects lined up.

With the voluntary work, the budget for it is £200,000. That amount is looking too small, some of us are thinking. The timing on that project isnt too big an issue, but the budget is.

Thank you for all the replies.

I deal with a plumbing and building merchant through work, there have been significant price increases on almost everything.
Just today, we had a notification that a particular brand of paving stone is going up by 45% this month.

Between July and August, most suppliers 5% and 20%.