The UK construction industry could lose almost 200,000 EU workers post-Brexit, the RICS has warned.
It latest survey figures show that 8% of the UK’s construction workers are EU nationals, accounting for around 176,500 people. Some 30% of the construction professionals surveyed said hiring non-UK workers was important to the success of their businesses.
The RICS is warning that this could place the UK’s £500bn infrastructure pipeline under threat, and is calling on the government to secure a Brexit deal that supports the construction, property and land sectors by:
• Laying out a clear timeline and set of ambitions
• Attracting private infrastructure investors
• Providing access to a skilled international workforce and develop home-grown talent
• Agreeing on the “passporting” of professional services
• Capitalising on the chance to reset British agriculture.
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