UK Commercial Property Rapid Response S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction PMI (July 26) There was a sharp rebound in the construction PMI in July, with the headline measure bouncing back to 44.7, not far off its average level in the first three months of the year. However, although we... 6th August 2026 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Rapid Response Lending to UK commercial property (June 26) Net lending to commercial property totalled just £47mn in June, the lowest outturn since March 2024 and consistent with the slowdown in investment activity in Q2 on the back of uncertainty caused by... 29th July 2026 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Rapid Response S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction PMI (June 26) The construction sector appears to have stabilised in June as, after three straight months of falls, the headline CIPS construction PMI rose marginally, from 38.2 to 38.4. While that remains an... 6th July 2026 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Rapid Response Lending to UK commercial property (May 26) Net lending to commercial property totalled around £1.5bn in May, following a similar outturn in April. This was consistent with the rise in uncertainty and interest rates as a result of the Iran war... 29th June 2026 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Rapid Response S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction PMI (May 26) After another month-on-month decline, the headline CIPS construction PMI dropped to 38.2, its lowest level since May 2020. Meanwhile, t he fourth consecutive fall in the future activity index, to 53.0... 4th June 2026 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Rapid Response Lending to UK commercial property (Apr. 26) Net lending to commercial property totalled around £1.5bn in April, weaker than the strong March reading of £2.5bn. The softer April reading likely reflected a slowdown in the investment transactions... 2nd June 2026 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Rapid Response S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction PMI (Apr. 26) The headline CIPS construction PMI fell by nearly 6%-pts in April to 39.7, its lowest reading since November. Meanwhile, the input prices index again climbed sharply, reaching 81.4, now more than 20%... 7th May 2026 · 2 mins read
UK Commercial Property Rapid Response Lending to UK commercial property (Mar. 26) Net lending to commercial property rose sharply in March, reaching £2.5bn. Given that was the first full month following the start of the Iran war, on first glance the strength of the data come as a... 1st May 2026 · 2 mins read
UK Commercial Property Rapid Response S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction PMI (Mar. 26) The headline CIPS construction PMI saw a surprising tick higher in March. But with the input price index climbing precipitously and new orders and future business expectations dropping back, it’s... 8th April 2026 · 2 mins read
UK Commercial Property Rapid Response Lending to UK commercial property (Feb. 26) Net lending secured against commercial property reached £1.2bn in February, marking an improvement on January’s weak outturn, but still substantially weaker than the months preceding that and 25% down... 30th March 2026 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Rapid Response S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction PMI (Feb. 26) The headline CIPS construction PMI fell to 44.5 in February, reversing some of the gain made in January and leaving the index firmly in contractionary territory. 5th March 2026 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Rapid Response Lending to UK commercial property (Jan. 26) Net lending secured against commercial property slowed markedly in January, reaching just £0.87bn, its lowest monthly outturn since March 2025. While that drove a fall in the three-month rolling total... 2nd March 2026 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Rapid Response S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction PMI (Jan. 26) The headline CIPS construction PMI leapt to 46.4 in January, a level broadly in line with September 2025 after three particularly weak months at the end of 2025. Nevertheless, that kept the index in... 5th February 2026 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Rapid Response Lending to UK commercial property (Dec. 25) Net lending secured against commercial property was strong again in December, reaching £2.47bn, taking the three-month rolling total to £6.69bn, its highest since May 2020. That was wholly driven by... 30th January 2026 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Rapid Response S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction PMI (Dec. 25) The slight rise in the headline CIPS construction PMI in December 2025 to 40.1, from 39.4 in November, left the index firmly in contractionary territory. The rise was driven entirely by an improvement... 7th January 2026 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Rapid Response Lending to UK commercial property (Nov. 25) Net lending secured against commercial property accelerated again in November, reaching £2.49bn, the second strongest monthly increase since May 2020 when banks granted interest payment holidays. 5th January 2026 · 1 min read
