Quote ="Sadfish"Sadly there are fewer developers around to choose from as well though, so that goes against this.'"
When you refer to developers are you refering to housing developers or general contractors?
If it is the latter then there are more than enough contractors who want to win work. In my office we are seeing a significant reduction in tendered rates so it is more than possible that a few quid could be saved which could be millions for a scheme of this size.