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The case for small developers in a London market built for scale

London needs local developers as well as major players
Richard Dudzicki. (RDA Architects)
Richard Dudzicki. (RDA Architects)
By Richard Dudzicki
RDA Architects
February 24, 2026 | 2:06 P.M.

London’s development market increasingly rewards scale. Larger balance sheets, longer investment horizons and a tolerance for extended planning risk have become prerequisites for getting projects delivered. In that environment, it is small developers, often local, often deeply invested in their neighbourhoods who are being quietly pushed to the margins.

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