Growth in UK construction is being underpinned by the private housing sector, according to a new report published today.

The RICS’ latest UK Construction & Infrastructure Market Survey, covering the first three months of this year, said overall confidence had fallen almost to a six-year low, while access to capital was being squeezed.

However, private housing workloads were comfortably in positive territory, with a net balance of +21% of survey respondents reporting a rise in activity, up from +20% in the last three months of 2018.