Sector

Construction & Real Estate. Built environment, end to end.

Contractors, developers, housebuilders, investors and landed estates — advised through long project cycles, lender scrutiny and the tax that comes with the built environment.

  • £40m+

    Capital allowances claimed for clients

  • 200+

    Live JV and SPV entities under our care

  • 30+

    Years acting for the sector

  • ICAEW

    Audit-registered

What you get

  • Statutory and group audit
  • CIS verification, returns and gross-payment status
  • SDLT, MDR and ATED reviews
  • Capital allowances and SBA on fit-outs
  • Long-term contract accounting and WIP
  • JV, SPV and forward-funded structuring
  • Development monitoring and lender packs
  • VAT — option to tax, TOMS, DRC

Who we work with

Main contractors, sub-contractors, residential and mixed-use developers, build-to-rent operators, commercial landlords, hotel and PBSA operators, and landed estates running diversified rural portfolios. The common thread is long timelines, complex tax interaction and lender or LP scrutiny that doesn't tolerate surprises.

  • Tier 1 and tier 2 main contractors
  • Residential developers and housebuilders
  • Commercial property investors and landlords
  • Build-to-rent, PBSA and hotel operators
  • Landed estates and diversified rural businesses
  • Property funds, JV partners and family offices

Tax that pays for itself

Capital allowances on acquisitions and fit-outs, the structures and buildings allowance, SDLT relief and full-expensing on plant — reviewed alongside the deal so the relief lands in the right entity at the right time. We work with quantity surveyors directly to evidence claims that HMRC will respect.

  • Capital allowances reviews on property acquisitions
  • Structures and buildings allowance (SBA) claims
  • SDLT relief — MDR, sub-sale, group relief
  • ATED returns and reliefs for enveloped dwellings
  • Option to tax and partial-exemption planning
  • CIS deemed-contractor status and reverse charge

Project accounting under FRS 102

Long-term contracts, retention, variations and the percentage-of-completion judgements that decide which year your profit lands in. We help finance teams build the workings so the auditor accepts them first time and the lender's QS doesn't reopen the conversation.

Reporting funders trust

Lender covenants, equity-partner KPIs and development monitoring reports — produced on the cadence funders expect, with the supporting workings ready when due-diligence hits. We've sat on both sides of the table and know what gets challenged.

Structuring deals and exits

JV and SPV structures, forward-funded transactions, refinancing and exits — modelled with the tax position baked in, not bolted on at the end. Most deal value is won or lost long before completion; we make sure it's won.

FAQs

Common questions.

  • Do you handle CIS for sub-contractors as well as main contractors?

    Yes — verification, monthly returns and the year-end statements, plus the gross-payment status applications and the annual compliance tests that follow.

  • Can you take over a capital allowances claim that's already started?

    Often, yes. We review what's been claimed, identify what's been missed (typically integral features and SBA) and document an updated claim that protects the original position.

  • Are you comfortable with the VAT reverse charge?

    Yes — we advise on the supply-chain decisions, support the systems setup and review returns. It's a recurring source of error in the sector; we'd rather get it right monthly than unwind it on enquiry.

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