Posted by
Eve Kelly at 15:41 on 24 Sep 2008
The effects of the depresed housing market are certainly being felt in the Yorkshire and Humber region as the union UCATT claims that three quarters of construction workers in the region have been laid off.
With the state of the current market and many being unable to obtain mortgages, and it is a common sight to see new build houses on brand spanking new estates stand empty as they await a buyer, while a few metres away, where new houses should be being built, projects have been pulled and workers laid off.Â
According to statstics, 163,000 people are currently out of work i