Savills Build: Perspective – May 2026
"Geopolitical risk sees build cost sentiment push out"
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Build: Perspective – Living
"Bridging the viability gap: how the UK Living sector can adapt and deliver"
Savills Build: Perspective
"Construction sentiment belies wider economic indicators"
Build: Perspective – living sector
"Refurbishment rising amid delivery and planning strains"
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Why mineral extraction could be the Next Big Thing for rural landowners
"With ambitious UK housebuilding targets potentially chastened by a chronic shortage of essential construction aggregates, mineral extraction could become a valuable income stream for rural landowners."
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The crucial role of property management in building operations
"Property management might not always be in the spotlight, but it is vital for turning a newly constructed building into an operational asset."
Impacts: The global construction challenge
"The construction industry is an essential part of real estate markets around the world."
Savills Build: Perspective
"Increased uncertainty weighs on the construction market"
The UK Industrial and Logistics sector
"I&L take-up in 2024 reached 28m sq ft, 7% above pre-Covid. Vacancy rates remain high, speculative development slowed, and ESG refurbishments increased, while power supply issues and rising labour costs challenge build programmes"
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Savills Build: key takeaways
"US tariffs, declining construction confidence, divergent office markets, costly new safety laws, and rising contractor insolvencies are weakening the economic outlook and impacting decision-making in global real estate and construction markets."
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