'Defined by caution & tight viability': How the resi development landscape has shifted this year

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Housebuilders started 2026 with some optimism, reports Oliver Knight, but that 'proved short-lived' in the face of global uncertainty, rising construction costs and escalating interest rates.

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Oliver Knight

Head of UK Residential Development Research at Knight Frank

Oliver Knight is Head of UK Residential Development Research at Knight Frank.

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