The 2026 Reality

THE MARIS METHODOLOGY:
THE TPC FRAMEWORK

At Maris Interiors, we completely reject the industry standard of providing vague “estimates” that leave clients fatally exposed to market inflation. An estimate is a guess; a cost plan is a mathematical calculation. We navigate macroeconomic volatility using our proprietary Total Project Costing (TPC) methodology, actively breaking your capital expenditure into three ring-fenced buckets:

• Bucket 1: The Hard Build
  (The Construction Pot)
  We define the complete physical scope upfront, minimising the use of dangerous “Provisional Sums” to establish a fixed price lump sum for your partition walls, ceilings, and mechanical adaptations.
• Bucket 2: The Agile Assets
  (FF&E and Tech)
  We capture the critical costs that traditional tenders frequently hide, strictly allocating funds for your ergonomic furniture, audio-visual technology and active IT equipment.
• Bucket 3: The Soft Costs
  (Professional Fees)
  Because we operate an integrated Design & Build model, we absorb many traditional professional fees into our construction overhead, eliminating the expensive fee-on-fee layering typical of legacy procurement.

The Rule: We lock the budget before we break ground. By leveraging our debt-free stability, we pre-order long-lead items immediately to insulate your budget from sudden supply chain price hikes.

THE CFO’S CORNER:
VALUE ENGINEERING & TAX EFFICIENCY

Navigating the 2026 construction market requires an aggressive defence of the corporate balance sheet. The key to maintaining absolute cost certainty lies in ring fencing hidden costs within a single contractual agreement before works ever commence.

When initial cost plans exceed the budget, indiscriminate cutting of quality is a false economy. The strategic answer is value engineering – executing “Smart Swaps” that achieve the exact same operational function for significantly less capital. Furthermore, savvy financial teams are aggressively leveraging current UK tax legislation. Under the full expensing regime, companies can often claim 100% first-year tax relief on qualifying main rate plant and machinery. This tax shield can effectively reduce the real cost of the project by up to 25%, actively subsidising your risk mitigation strategy.