Let’s be honest most developers are focused on interest rates, build costs, and end values. But there’s a hidden cost creeping in that can quietly erode your margins… fuel excise.

Every stage of your development depends on fuel, site works, material deliveries, machinery, and trades. When fuel costs rise, those increases flow through every part of your project. The challenge is most “mum and dad” developers don’t account for this properly in their feasibility.

Projects run over months, even years, and changes to fuel excise during that time can drive up costs, eat into your buffer, and turn a profitable deal into a risky one.

In this Sunday Session, 𝗥𝗼𝗯 𝗙𝗹𝘂𝘅 is joined by 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗰 from 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, who will unpack what fuel excise really means for your future builds, where it impacts your numbers, and most importantly how to respond. This includes practical insights into managing rising fuel-driven costs, implementing smarter cost optimisation strategies moving forward, and understanding the key documentation you need in place to protect your margins.

If you want to stay ahead of rising costs and make smarter, more resilient development decisions, this is a session you can’t afford to miss.