Overview
Property and construction are sectors built on long-term thinking. Projects take years to plan, finance and deliver, and the businesses that thrive within them are those that can keep a clear head when conditions shift. But the economic pressures bearing down right now are testing that resilience in ways that go well beyond the usual cycle of difficulty and recovery.
Why access the research report?
- Access actionable strategies from Menzies restructuring and advisory specialists to help stabilise your business, strengthen resilience and plan for long-term recovery.
- Understand the real scale of financial distress across the UK property and construction sectors, backed by exclusive research from 250 senior industry decision-makers.
- Learn how to identify the early warning signs of the “amber zone” before financial pressures escalate into a full crisis.
- Gain practical guidance on improving cash flow, managing fixed-price contracts, handling HMRC arrears and protecting margins in a challenging market.
- Discover the funding, restructuring and refinancing options available to property and construction businesses under pressure.
From warning signs to recovery: what the report covers
Addressing the Fault Lines
- Financial pressures facing the UK construction and property sector
- Research insights from 250 senior decision-makers
- Statistics on financial distress across the industry
- Key threats impacting profitability and stability
- Why firms miss early warning signs
- Expert insight from Menzies
Are you in the ‘amber zone’?
- What the “amber zone” means for businesses
- The four key financial fault lines:
- Cash flow and late payments
- Rising costs
- Supply chain disruption
- Fixed-price contracts
- Warning signs to watch for
- Sector data on financial pressure
- How financial distress develops over time
Getting out of the ‘amber zone’
- Practical steps to stabilise the business
- The importance of financial reporting and forecasting
- Guidance on:
- Three-way forecasting
- Project profitability
- Refinancing
- Contract renegotiation
- HMRC arrears
- Exiting loss-making work
- Funding and liquidity options
- Improving resilience and stability
Fixing the foundations starts now
- Long-term resilience strategies
- Strengthening contract management and commercial discipline
- Managing variations, retentions and payment rights
- Pricing risk and fluctuation clauses
- Regulatory and payment reform updates
- Recommendations for future resilience
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Fixing the foundations: addressing the fault lines in UK construction research report
