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Construction Market Pulse
Construction Market Pulse
Construction Market Pulse
19th September 2025
19th September 2025
Construction Market Pulse: Costs, Output & What Clients Should Budget For This Autumn
Latest government stats show UK construction output ticked up in June (+0.3%) and July 2025 (+0.2%), with private housing repair & maintenance and infrastructure leading recent growth. Materials data show some mixed signals: for instance, concrete block deliveries were up 1.0% year-on-year to August 2025, but fell 6.4% month-on-month and remain ~15.9% below August 2019. Broader inflation (CPI) sat at 3.8% annually in August.
What that means for budgets
RMI (repairs, maintenance, improvement) remains resilient—good news for homeowners planning kitchens, bathrooms, extensions and energy upgrades.
Lead times are steadier than the chaos of recent years, but specialist items (façade systems, heat pumps, MVHR) still need early ordering. (Inference based on official output/materials trends.)
Contingency: With CPI still elevated vs. long-run norms, sensible contingencies (5–10% depending on complexity) remain wise.
Construction Market Pulse: Costs, Output & What Clients Should Budget For This Autumn
Latest government stats show UK construction output ticked up in June (+0.3%) and July 2025 (+0.2%), with private housing repair & maintenance and infrastructure leading recent growth. Materials data show some mixed signals: for instance, concrete block deliveries were up 1.0% year-on-year to August 2025, but fell 6.4% month-on-month and remain ~15.9% below August 2019. Broader inflation (CPI) sat at 3.8% annually in August.
What that means for budgets
RMI (repairs, maintenance, improvement) remains resilient—good news for homeowners planning kitchens, bathrooms, extensions and energy upgrades.
Lead times are steadier than the chaos of recent years, but specialist items (façade systems, heat pumps, MVHR) still need early ordering. (Inference based on official output/materials trends.)
Contingency: With CPI still elevated vs. long-run norms, sensible contingencies (5–10% depending on complexity) remain wise.
Construction Market Pulse: Costs, Output & What Clients Should Budget For This Autumn
Latest government stats show UK construction output ticked up in June (+0.3%) and July 2025 (+0.2%), with private housing repair & maintenance and infrastructure leading recent growth. Materials data show some mixed signals: for instance, concrete block deliveries were up 1.0% year-on-year to August 2025, but fell 6.4% month-on-month and remain ~15.9% below August 2019. Broader inflation (CPI) sat at 3.8% annually in August.
What that means for budgets
RMI (repairs, maintenance, improvement) remains resilient—good news for homeowners planning kitchens, bathrooms, extensions and energy upgrades.
Lead times are steadier than the chaos of recent years, but specialist items (façade systems, heat pumps, MVHR) still need early ordering. (Inference based on official output/materials trends.)
Contingency: With CPI still elevated vs. long-run norms, sensible contingencies (5–10% depending on complexity) remain wise.
“ There's no satisfaction like seeing a house stand tall because of your own hands ”
“ There's no satisfaction like seeing a house stand tall because of your own hands ”
“ There's no satisfaction like seeing a house stand tall because of your own hands ”
Potential Outlook
Locking down specifications early, tender key packages in parallel and keeping up to date with live market checks, so budgets stay realistic and surprises are minimal.
Potential Outlook
Locking down specifications early, tender key packages in parallel and keeping up to date with live market checks, so budgets stay realistic and surprises are minimal.
Potential Outlook
Locking down specifications early, tender key packages in parallel and keeping up to date with live market checks, so budgets stay realistic and surprises are minimal.
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