Insights

Watch or listen as our Associate Director in Facilities Management recruitment, Chris Sycamore, joins The FM Fix podcast from expansive to talk through the FM recruitment landscape for both candidates and employers in 2026.

Featuring insight from industry leaders at the UK’s leading property developers, housebuilders, REITs, and investment firms, The Development Index 2026 is an all-encompassing appraisal of what’s happening across the development lifecycle now, and what employers and employees within it need to know going into 2026 and beyond.

New research reveals that the UK development industry is entering 2026 with cautious optimism but is still held back by deep-rooted staffing challenges that are slowing delivery and squeezing project viability. The Development Index – produced by real estate and construction hiring specialist, Cobalt Recruitment – captures the current challenges, along with the opportunities and pressures shaping the year ahead.

At the end of last year, the government published a new draft of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) for consultation, running until 10 March 2026. See what the draft NPPF edits mean for Development, Planning Policy and Recruitment.