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Project starts decreased on last year,. More positively, growth in main contract awards and detailed approvals both year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter provides a boost to the development pipeline. South East overview Totalling £4.27bn, work commencing on site in the South East during the three months to May grew 62 per cent…

Main contract awards and detailed planning approvals fell against the preceding quarter and last year. More positively, there was an uptick in project starts quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year. South West overview Work commencing on site in the South West added up to £2.09bn during the three months to May, having increased…

Detailed planning approvals experienced declines against the preceding three months and previous year, project starts and main contract awards experienced a mixed period. Wales overview Totalling £706m work starting on-site in Wales experienced a 19 per cent rise against the preceding three months to stand 48 cent down on the…

Project starts, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals decreased against the preceding quarter and last year. West Midlands overview Work starting on site in the West Midlands added up to £1.63bn during the three months to May, a ten per cent decrease compared with the preceding quarter and 24…

Planning approvals experienced triple-digit growth against the preceding three months and previous year, with project starts and main contract awards declining on both periods. Yorkshire & the Humber overview Totalling £2.18bn, work starting on-site in Yorkshire & the Humber during the three months to May decreased 43 per cent against…

  Detailed planning approvals and main contract awards rose against the preceding three months and previous year, whereas project starts declined against the previous year. East of England overview The total value of project starts in the East of England was £3.22bn, 58 per cent up against the previous three…

Jonathan Seddon is chief executive of contractor Seddon  The Spending Review’s £39bn investment in affordable and social housing is a welcome and overdue commitment – and the chancellor’s announcement has been met with optimism across the construction sector. It brings a sense of clarity to a market that is often…

Sarah Rock is a partner and head of construction at law firm Boodle Hatfield On 24 March 2025, the UK Government published a technical response to the consultation for the Building Safety Levy. The levy is, in essence, a tax on housing developers intended to fund the remediation of buildings…

Robert Lemming is managing director for public sector and life sciences at Mace Group Life sciences construction has emerged as one of the UK’s fastest-growing specialist sectors. Development is booming across the Golden Triangle of London, Oxford and Cambridge, as well as emerging clusters in Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh and Cardiff.…

Kelly Boorman is a partner and head of construction at RSM UK Announcements in the Spending Review demonstrated the government’s ongoing focus on housebuilding as a driver of economic growth, outlining investment of £39bn in affordable and social housing over the next 10 years. Further financial commitments included £10bn financial…