I have experienced a very stagnant residential market over the last few months as the industry tries to reconcile a government that seems committed to growth, and housing in particular, but has implemented a raft of policies that do nothing to assist or stimulate this. The budget in particular was seen by most commentators (and recently the Bank of England) as a barrier to growth which so far has proved to be the point.

That said the residential sector is nothing if it is not resilient and innovative and I am seeing the sector looking at different ways in which it can respond to the current challenges of the market.