We bring you tales of strange transformations this week as the industry tries alchemy, women turn into angels, rich people lose vast sums of money and Building's front cover is vandalised by a reader.rnAnyone annoyed by references to green shoots in the national press may find a kindred spirit in the latest quarterly report by housing analyst Building Value. Despite all the talk of April sunshine and good cheer, which sent housebuilders stocks up 43% last month, author Tony Williams chose Dylan Thomas to provide the foreword for the piece. He tempers the market exuberance with Mrs Ogmore-Pritchard's line from Under Milk Wood ... "before you let the sun in, mind it wipes its shoes". You know things are bad if you're having to quote a man who drank himself to death at the age of 39 - one wonders who Williams will use as inspiration next quarter. Leonard Cohen?
展开▼
