Building material price rises

UK: Material costs rose a whopping 7.6% over the past 12 months, according to the Building Costs Information Services.

UK: Material costs rose a whopping 7.6% over the past 12 months, according to the Building Costs Information Services.

The main materials costing more are steel, lead, copper and pre-cast concrete. Materials going down in price are sand, clay bricks and some imported woods.