Construction ERP software for contractors in London
ERP Infra tracks purchase, stock, labour, machinery and cost on every site, and flags what does not add up the same day. Below is what is being built in London and where projects there tend to lose money.
Construction in London, in brief
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The Mayor of London's May 2025 London Plan consultation paper cited government figures of about 88,000 new homes needed a year, or 880,000 over ten years, against roughly 35,000 completions in the year to March 2023.
Source: Building, 2025 -
ONS figures show Great Britain construction output grew 1.8% in 2025, a fifth annual rise, but fell 2.1% in the fourth quarter, and new orders dropped 3.8% in the quarter, mainly in private commercial and private industrial work.
Source: Building, citing ONS, 2026 -
A bill introduced in the House of Lords on 19 May 2026 would ban retention clauses in UK construction contracts by adding sections 113A to 113F to the Construction Act 1996, but the ban would not take effect until 2030 at the earliest.
Source: Gowling WLG, 2026 -
The UK government chose to ban retentions rather than protect them, plans a 60-day maximum payment term starting no earlier than 2027, and says late payment costs the economy about 11 billion pounds a year.
Source: GOV.UK, Late payment consultation response, 2026
The work that dominates
- housing delivery on brownfield and possibly green belt land
- private commercial new work
- private industrial new work
- repair and maintenance
Where London projects tend to lose money
Claimed, certified, received and outstanding, per site.
Retention clauses and late payment are the focus of the 2026 bill and the government's response.
How it worksBudget, committed and actual, per site, every day.
A fall in new orders in late 2025 leaves contractors with thinner pipelines to absorb overruns.
How it worksOrder, receipt and bill matched before you pay.
The planned 60-day maximum payment term will shape how supplier invoices are timed and tracked.
How it worksFigures in the screens above are sample data.
Terms used on London sites
The words differ from place to place; the records behind them are the same.
- Valuation
- The monthly interim payment application for work done to date.
- Retention
- A percentage of each payment held back by the client until defects are fixed.
- Pay less notice
- A formal notice under the Construction Act stating why the client will pay less than the amount applied for.
- Practical completion
- The stage at which the works are finished apart from minor defects, usually releasing half the retention.
- CIS (Construction Industry Scheme)
- The HMRC tax scheme under which contractors deduct tax from subcontractor payments.
Contractors are paid under Part 2 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, and retentions remain lawful for now, with a statutory ban proposed to follow a two-year transition after commencement.
Source: GOV.UK, Late payment consultation response, 2026Questions from London
- Can contractors in London use ERP Infra?
- Yes. ERP Infra is web-based: office staff use it in a browser and site staff in a phone browser, so it can be used on projects in London. Demos and onboarding are done online by the Flip Retail team.
- Does ERP Infra have an office in London?
- No. ERP Infra is made by Flip Retail, based in Jaipur, India. Work with companies in London is done remotely, starting with a one-month pilot on one project.
- What should a construction company in London check before choosing an ERP?
- Check that it is organised by project and site, that site staff can use it on a phone, and that it can show the same evening what a site cost and whether material used matched the work done. Then ask for a pilot on one of your own projects before committing.
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