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How to find the right housebuilding sites

|Date: 18 December, 2018

How to find the right housebuilding sites

Alli Gay of CHI Homes advises on finding the right housebuilding sites. Availability of land The site’s l ...

Alli Gay of CHI Homes advises on finding the right housebuilding sites. Availability of land The site’s location is vital for resale, so choose carefully. Do your homework and stick to locations that ...

18 December, 2018
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The Christmas disasters you’ll be called out to fix

|Date: 17 December, 2018

The Christmas disasters you’ll be called out to fix

The most common issues builders are asked to deal with during the Christmas period include leaking roofs, ...

The most common issues builders are asked to deal with during the Christmas period include leaking roofs, burst pipes and broken boilers, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders ...

17 December, 2018
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House building advice for small developers

|Date: 25 November, 2018

House building advice for small developers

Alli Gay of CHI Homes reveals the planning challenges facing small developers. We face very dif ...

Alli Gay of CHI Homes reveals the planning challenges facing small developers. We face very different planning challenges to the national house builders. Indeed, more than half of small buil ...

25 November, 2018
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Rising costs of diesel and skips impacting builders

|Date: 12 November, 2018

Rising costs of diesel and skips impacting builders

Three-quarters of builders have seen the price of skips rise over the past 12 months, according to r ...

Three-quarters of builders have seen the price of skips rise over the past 12 months, according to research from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). And nearly two-thirds of builders h ...

12 November, 2018
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Construction Growth Slows Over Third Quarter, FMB Research Shows

|Date: 24 October, 2018

Construction Growth Slows Over Third Quarter, FMB Research Shows

Growth among construction SMEs slowed in most parts of the UK in the third quarter of this year, accordin ...

Growth among construction SMEs slowed in most parts of the UK in the third quarter of this year, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Key results from the FMB’s latest State of Trade ...

24 October, 2018
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UK Finance and FMB Launch Guide to Development Finance for SME Builders

|Date: 5 October, 2018

UK Finance and FMB Launch Guide to Development Finance for SME Builders

SME house builders are to be given help in navigating the development finance process and accessing the f ...

SME house builders are to be given help in navigating the development finance process and accessing the funding they need, following the publication of a new guide by UK Finance and the Federation of ...

5 October, 2018
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FMB: Builders Spend 2.5 Years Driving Van!

|Date: 4 October, 2018

FMB: Builders Spend 2.5 Years Driving Van!

Builders spend 2 ½ years driving their van over the course of their working lives and almost one year try ...

Builders spend 2 ½ years driving their van over the course of their working lives and almost one year trying to locate a particular tool, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders ...

4 October, 2018
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FMB Responds to Chancellor’s Apprenticeship Levy Speech

|Date: 3 October, 2018

FMB Responds to Chancellor’s Apprenticeship Levy Speech

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) have responded to the Chancellor's speech at yesterday's Conserva ...

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) have responded to the Chancellor's speech at yesterday's Conservative Party Conference, commending the move to make the Apprenticeship Levy more flexible while ...

3 October, 2018
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Builders Spend 2½ Years Driving Their Van, Says FMB Research

|Date: 10 September, 2018

Builders Spend 2½ Years Driving Their Van, Says FMB Research

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) asked thousands of builders across the UK how many minutes they s ...

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) asked thousands of builders across the UK how many minutes they spend each day carrying out certain tasks. The figures reveal that over their career, an average ...

10 September, 2018
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Half of UK’s young people feel pressured to go to uni, new FMB research reveals

|Date: 23 August, 2018

Half of UK’s young people feel pressured to go to uni, new FMB research reveals

Half of the UK’s 18-24 year olds felt pressurised to go to university. This problem has become more prono ...

Half of the UK’s 18-24 year olds felt pressurised to go to university. This problem has become more pronounced, with this age group having been four times more likely to experience pressure to study f ...

23 August, 2018
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