Construction

James Lamont is an associate at Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law Organisations and individuals have until 12 February to respond to the government’s consultation on overhauling UK settlement. For the construction industry this isn’t a niche immigration issue: proposals directly impact recruitment, retention, employment costs and the viability of building a career in the UK. “These

The number of construction companies in ‘critical’ financial distress rose almost a half in the final quarter of last year, an insolvency specialist has said. According to the latest data from Begbies Traynor, there were 9,981 construction businesses in the ‘critical’ category during the last three months of 2025. This marked a rise of 46

28 Jan 2026 By Contributor Digital Edition: UK construction activity December 2025: Housing  Housing overview 3 per cent decrease in project starts year-on-year 19 per cent decrease in main contract awards from 2024 38 per cent decrease in detailed planning approvals compared to 2024 Although the housing sector looked promising at the beginning of the

28 Jan 2026 By Contributor Digital Edition: UK construction activity December 2025 8 per cent decline in detailed planning approvals year-on-year 11 per cent decline in main contract awards year-on-year 20 per cent decline in project starts against the preceding year-on-year Across the UK construction market, 2025 recorded a decline in activity, with project starts

28 Jan 2026 By Contributor Digital Edition: UK construction activity December 2025: Industrial Industrial overview 31 per cent increase in project starts year-on-year 2 per cent decrease in main contract awards from 2024 37 per cent decrease in detailed planning approvals compared to 2024 Although the sector faced geopolitical instability due to US tariffs, industrial

Offices overview 161 per cent increase in project starts year-on-year 49 per cent decrease in main contract awards from 2024 60 per cent increase in detailed planning approvals compared to 2024 Office starts experienced a strong year in 2025, having grown 32 per cent against the previous year to total £9.055bn. Major project starts (£100m

28 Jan 2026 By Contributor Digital Edition: UK construction activity December 2025: Health Health overview 21 per cent decline in project starts year-on-year 9 per cent decline in main contract awards year-on-year 63 per cent decrease in detailed planning approvals to the year-on-year The UK health construction sector mirrored wider market trends in 2025, with

Construction output is expected to grow by just 1.7 per cent in 2026 amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainty, a trade body has warned. The forecast is a major downgrade on previously predicted growth of 2.8 per cent, made last autumn, the Construction Products Association (CPA) said. In a new report, published on Monday (26 January), the