Bricklayer Shortage Worsens UK Housebuilding Crisis

B1- Intermediate 

The housing crisis in the UK is getting worse. One factor that is contributing to it is a shortage of bricklayers. 

Read this lesson about how the shortage of bricklayers is making the UK housing crisis even worse.

Be ready to answer the questions that follow.

https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2503/250303-bricklayer-shortage-4.html

Vocabulary Questions:

  1. Explain the term “housing ladder”. “Britain needs more homes so young people can get on the housing ladder.” Use this phrase in a sentence.
  2. What does “rough sleeping” mean? “Rising rent and unaffordable housing have increased rough sleeping.” Use this phrase in a sentence.
  3. What does “to pull every lever” mean specifically in this context, “It said it was doing its best to build 300,000 new homes. It added: ‘We will pull every lever to deliver on our commitment.’?” Make a sentence using this idiom in the same context. Give another meaning of ‘pull a lever’.

Discussion Questions:

  1. What are the effects of the shortage of bricklayers in the UK?
  2. Is there a similar problem in your country with lack of construction workers? How is it affecting the housing industry of your country?
  3. What is your opinion on this, “The UK blamed the lack of workers on ‘years of underinvestment in skills’.”? Compare it with your country. Do you think the government invests enough in the citizens’ skills training?
  4. What kind of problems does the housing industry have in your country these days? Talk about some of them as detailed as you can.
  5. Is it also difficult for young people in your country to get on the housing ladder? Why is this?

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2 replies on “Bricklayer Shortage Worsens UK Housebuilding Crisis”

1. What are the effects of the shortage of bricklayers in the UK?.
The effects are the lack of housing construction, and therefore the lack of access to housing for people and the increase in the prices of rents, and the purchase of housing, and the increase in people living on the streets.
2. Is there a similar problem in your country with lack of construction workers? How is it affecting the housing industry of your country?.
If the same problem exists in Spain, and the consequences in the housing industry are a lack of housing, high demand and high prices.
3. What is your opinion on this, “The UK blamed the lack of workers on ‘years of underinvestment in skills’.”? Compare it with your country. Do you think the government invests enough in the citizens’ skills training?.
I think the main problem is that young people do not want to work in construction and that is why we have a shortage of bricklayers.
4. What kind of problems does the housing industry have in your country these days? Talk about some of them as detailed as you can.
The main problems we currently have in housing in Spain are the high demand for housing. There are many people, both young and old, and immigrants, who need housing, and there is no housing, because in Madrid there is no land and few bricklayers, and this means that the little housing there is is very expensive.
5. Is it also difficult for young people in your country to get on the housing ladder? Why is this?
It is also difficult for young people and not so young people in Spain to have access to housing, the main reasons being the high demand for housing and high prices, especially in large capitals such as Madrid.

Well done staying consistent with practicing your writing.

Here are some better words you can use in this sentence:

If the same problem exists in Spain, and the consequences in the housing industry are a lack of housing, high demand and high prices.

If The same problem exists in Spain, and the consequences in the housing industry are a lack of housing shortage, high demand, and consequently, high increased prices of properties.

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