More house builders needed Recent news reports the Government will struggle to meet its housebuilding target due to a severe shortage of skilled construction workers. And the situation for the construction industry is predicted to worsen once Britain leaves the European Union, as many of the current skilled workers are from EU countries. It’s not a new problem within the industry and certainly hasn’t come about due to Brexit alone. In fact, the skills shortage has been noted for some time due to an ageing workforce and a lack of new entrants to the market.