Built environment leaders have been reacting to Rishi Sunak’s unexpected decision to call a general election for 4 July, with many hoping the poll will provide markets with much-needed certainty after a turbulent few years.

Will Poole, partner at architectural practice Howells, spoke to Building Design from the UKREIIF conference in Leeds. He said the “overall response” at the conference had been positive. “It kind of feels as though the market has been a little bit tentative, waiting for this to happen and to get some sort of definition around it. So I think it’s a positive thing.”

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