Connected, Liveable London

UK Construction Week London 2025 returns to Excel London, marking a decade of construction innovation with its biggest and most exciting event yet. Designed to connect the entire construction supply chain, UK Construction Week is where industry professionals come together to innovate, network, and where real decisions are made. 

With exclusive product launches, thought leadership sessions, and exclusive networking opportunities, UK Construction Week London 2025 is the premier destination for the entire construction supply chain.  Join us at Excel London and be part of the future of construction.

London is a patchwork of neighbourhoods, each with its own energy and price tag. In the latest issue of London Business Matters, Icon Relocation Ltd's Catrina Kemp and Rebecca Ticehurst explore the London rental market.

Ahead of Party Conferences, Karim Fatehi MBE visited LCCI member Thompsons UK Limited, a manufacturing business based in Croydon.

Since key amendments were made to UK GAAP by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) on 27 March 2024, property companies are set to face significant changes in how they report their financial information. The proposed changes will come into effect on or after 1 January 2026. Read Connected, Liveable London Programme Partners Menzies's article on what FRED 82 means for property development companies.

The inaugural meeting of LCCI's Property and Construction Forum took place on Wednesday 10 July at Mishcon de Reya LLP, hosted by the forum's Chair, Susan Freeman, Partner at Mishcon de Reya and host of the Propertyshe podcast.

Each month LCCI host an informal networking group for members from the Property and Construction sector. The aim of the group is centred on building new contacts and partnerships, enhancing the supply chain of its members, sharing expertise, and developing business opportunities. To find out more about this peer-to-peer networking group, please email abalakrishnan@londonchamber.co.uk

The LCCI has provided a step-by-step approach for members to follow in order to view, monitor and comment on any planning application. If a planning application has the potential to impact your home, business or the environment, then it is possible to monitor the application and submit your comments to the Local Planning Authority for their consideration.

Located within the Port of Tilbury, the closest major port to London, the London Construction Hub is a premier facility for the consolidation of construction cargoes, with a comprehensive range of materials already imported to site, including cement, aggregates, timber, plywood, steel and bricks. The multi-modal Hub is equipped with over 5 million sq. ft. of warehousing and advanced lifting capabilities, including a projects terminal with dedicated heavy lift quayside, supporting infrastructure projects with jack-up barges and specialist cranes with a maximum lift capacity of 120 tonnes, making it ideal for handling project-specific cargoes.

Menzies LLP is a Top 25 firm of accountants and business advisers. Specialising in property and construction as one of their key sectors, Menzies offer a wide range of services from audit and tax advice to business strategy and corporate finance.

Property and construction continues to be a key priority area for LCCI. Over the years our policy campaigns have focused on critical issues to support the growth and regeneration of the property and construction sector and built environment in London.

LCCI has a rich history of calling for and supporting the development of London’s Transport and Infrastructure to support the greater good of both the London and national economy. Our work includes pressing for London’s development as a leading world city in sustainable transport and planning.