Introduction According to an August 2026 report from RICS on the Use of AI in the commercial property and construction sector, over 75% of commercial property professionals who were surveyed worldwide are using AI in some form across their workflows. It is also the case that 66% of construction industry professionals now use AI in … Read more
Introduction According to the Q2 2026 Home Builders Federation (HBF) and Quantum Development Finance (QDF) SME Developer Sentiment Survey, there has been a significant decrease in confidence from SME builders when compared with Q1 of 2026 where there was a reserved but optimistic outlook. Headline figures show that 32% of property developers planned to increase … Read more
Introduction According to a May 2026 survey by Octane Capital property developer confidence fell in Q1 of 2026, with just 35% of developers surveyed believing that UK property market conditions will improve in 2026. This figure is down from 67% in Q4 of 2025, a decrease of almost a third. Plans to progress on or … Read more
Introduction According to the latest SME Developer Sentiment Survey for March 2026 from the Home Builders Federation, there is a cautiously optimistic view amongst UK SME housing developers with a +12% increase in respondents stating they expect to increase the number of new housing build starts they plan to work on over the next 3 … Read more
Introduction According to the State of Play 2025/26 survey from the Home Builders Federation that outlines challenges of UK small and medium sized homebuilders, the top 5 major barriers to growth and unlocking new housing delivery over the next 12 months have been identified as: i) Delays in securing planning permission – 94%ii) Lack of … Read more
Introduction According to a 2025 survey of developers by property financing firm Octane Capital, 34% of property developers have been forced to either scale back or postpone a development project over the past 12 months due to financial barriers. There is also a cautious outlook going forward as 51% of developers surveyed have stated they … Read more
Introduction According to a 2025 UK Home Renovation Trends and Statistics report from Hillarys, the average renovation budget is £14,000 when being used to improve part of a property. This figure scales up when a full property renovation is required, the average cost to renovate a 3-bedroom house in the UK in 2024 was £76,690. … Read more
Introduction Deloitte’s 2024 Regional Crane Survey, which tracks construction activity in Belfast, Birmingham, Leeds, and Manchester, revealed a significant slowdown in new construction starts. Only 47 projects broke ground in 2024, compared to 63 in 2023. This survey is a key indicator of UK-wide construction and property development trends. The primary reason for this decline … Read more
Introduction According to recent data from Zoopla, the UK property market has seen sales levels reach its highest level in October 2024 since 2020. Sales figures have been recorded that have not been since the 2020 property boom spurred on by the pandemic. Sales of houses are up by 26% year-on-year and this also means … Read more
What Is Property Development Funding? Property development funding, such as grants and loans can help businesses who want to carry out residential or commercial property development or renovation activities. A funding injection can help developers carry out their activities faster or undertake larger projects than if they were relying on their existing financial resources. More … Read more