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Property consultants have an anxious wait on their hands. If the Conservatives are elected on 6 May, their pledge to “cut fast and cut deep” will lead the government to procure less work from consultants. Similarly, last Monday, Labour pledged to “sharply” reduce spending on consultants.
However, the skills shortage in the public sector may limit how far the government can cut property consultants. Public sector bosses say they need private expertise to help them make the property savings promised under the government’s operational efficiency programme. In 2008/9, central government departments …