Round-up │ 18 February 2014

In Briefing pages: (Economic) House price inflation gathers pace, with first time buyers bearing the brunt│ (Corporate) Morgan Sindall foresees further supply chain pressure amid falling profits • Kier chief in surprise decision to step down│ (Forthcoming events) (Wednesday) Galliford Try, H1 results; (Friday) HMRC Property Transactions.

Quote of the day: "although there are signs of improving conditions in some of our markets, it is anticipated that upward pressure on supply chain costs and skills availability will provide additional management challenges", John Morgan, Chief Executive, Morgan Sindall

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Source: ONS