The Labour Party appears to have won some hearts in the construction industry with a plan to build 200,000 new homes a year if voted into government. Councils will be compelled to produce plans for house-building and given powers to…
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FMB on Labour’s “war on cold homes”
Labour’s announcement that it would provide interest free loans for energy efficiency work to one million households is a welcome step to address the failures of the Green Deal, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Shadow Environment Minister…
FMB urges young people to consider apprenticeship
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is urging young people to consider a construction apprenticeship as a real and viable alternative to doing A-Levels, as the industry looks to fill 182,000 jobs in the next five years. The building industry…
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Over 55% of Homeowners Request cash-in-hand to avoid VAT
More than 55% of all homeowners have requested cash-in-hand building work to avoid paying VAT, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Brian Berry, chief executive of the FMB, said: “This research confirms what we already…
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Government must slash refurb VAT
A VAT reduction on housing renovation and repair could boost the UK economy by more than £15 billion from 2015 to 2020, according to a new independent research report by Experian. The reduction could also create more than 95,000 jobs…
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