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Optimism from house builders with 40% increase in new home registrations
|Date: 13 November, 2024

Optimism from house builders with 40% increase in new home registrations
New home registrations up 40% in Q3 2024 from a low position in Q3 2023 Private sector registrations up 5 ...
New home registrations up 40% in Q3 2024 from a low position in Q3 2023 Private sector registrations up 58% in Q3 2024 vs. Q3 2023 Rental and affordable sector registrations up 12% in Q3 2024 vs. Q3 2 ...
13 November, 2024
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Skills shortage risks slowing down Chancellor’s ambition to get Britian building again, warns FMB
|Date: 9 July, 2024

Skills shortage risks slowing down Chancellor’s ambition to get Britian building again, warns FMB
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has raised concerns over a skills shortage that could slow down p ...
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has raised concerns over a skills shortage that could slow down plans to get Britain building again. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves MP, proposal ...
9 July, 2024
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Potential of sustainable drainage systems for modern housebuilding
|Date: 7 July, 2024

Potential of sustainable drainage systems for modern housebuilding
Richard Eddy, category manager of underground and utilities at Polypipe Building Products, discusses the ...
Richard Eddy, category manager of underground and utilities at Polypipe Building Products, discusses the potential of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) for modern housebuilding.  Climate change and ...
7 July, 2024
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Energy House 2.0: Is the Future Homes Standard 2025 achievable?
|Date: 3 April, 2024

Energy House 2.0: Is the Future Homes Standard 2025 achievable?
Professional Builder’s Edward Kelly interviews Professor Will Swan, Director of Energy House Labs at the ...
Professional Builder’s Edward Kelly interviews Professor Will Swan, Director of Energy House Labs at the University of Salford about Energy House 2.0, energy efficiency in building and the Future Home ...
3 April, 2024
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New Initiative to Increase Women in Housebuilding and Shift Public Perception
|Date: 15 March, 2024

New Initiative to Increase Women in Housebuilding and Shift Public Perception
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for SME Housebuilders has launched a new campaign designed to in ...
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for SME Housebuilders has launched a new campaign designed to increase the number of women in the housebuilding industry - ‘I am a Housebuilder’, to coincide w ...
15 March, 2024
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Positive signs on the horizon for small builders, says FMB
|Date: 14 March, 2024

Positive signs on the horizon for small builders, says FMB
© Monkey Business / Adobe Stock The 1.1% growth in construction is welcome news, says the Federation of M ...
© Monkey Business / Adobe Stock The 1.1% growth in construction is welcome news, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response to newly released data from the Office for National Statistics ...
14 March, 2024
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New build hotspots revealed
|Date: 8 March, 2024

New build hotspots revealed
© Gary L Hider / Adobe Stock A new study by 24housing.co.uk reveals that Stratford-on-Avon had the most c ...
© Gary L Hider / Adobe Stock A new study by 24housing.co.uk reveals that Stratford-on-Avon had the most completed new builds in the UK from 2020 to 2023. The study examined building completion rates ...
8 March, 2024
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Spring Budget 2024: What the experts are saying
|Date: 7 March, 2024

Spring Budget 2024: What the experts are saying
© Wirestock / Adobe Stock Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled the government's 'Budget for Long Term Growth' ...
© Wirestock / Adobe Stock Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled the government's 'Budget for Long Term Growth' yesterday (March 6th 2024), promising lower taxes, better public services and more investment. ...
7 March, 2024
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How estimating services can help business grow
|Date: 4 March, 2024

How estimating services can help business grow
Karl Nicholson is one of the founders of Next Gen Luxury Homes, an evolution of K Design and Build that f ...
Karl Nicholson is one of the founders of Next Gen Luxury Homes, an evolution of K Design and Build that focuses on building premium, technologically advanced, sustainable homes. Karl tells us the how ...
4 March, 2024
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Mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain: What small developers need to know
|Date: 2 March, 2024

Mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain: What small developers need to know
While February, 2024, saw the rollout of the mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirements for large ...
While February, 2024, saw the rollout of the mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirements for larger developments, small sites have until April to adapt. Lucy Dixon, Sustainability Lead at Verif ...
2 March, 2024
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Last opportunity for the Chancellor to boost economic growth, says FMB
|Date: 1 March, 2024

Last opportunity for the Chancellor to boost economic growth, says FMB
© puhimec / Adobe Stock Ahead of the Spring Budget on 6 March, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is ...
© puhimec / Adobe Stock Ahead of the Spring Budget on 6 March, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is calling on the Chancellor to focus on measures to boost economic growth to allow the UK buildi ...
1 March, 2024
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The Professional Builder Podcast: Energy efficiency and the Future Homes Standard
|Date: 15 February, 2024

The Professional Builder Podcast: Energy efficiency and the Future Homes Standard
The latest episode of The Professional Builder Podcast is here. We talk to Professor Will Swan of the Uni ...
The latest episode of The Professional Builder Podcast is here. We talk to Professor Will Swan of the University of Salford about energy efficiency, retrofitting and the Future Homes Standard E ...
15 February, 2024
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The industry responds to the Housing Secretary’s housing and development proposals
|Date: 14 February, 2024

The industry responds to the Housing Secretary’s housing and development proposals
© pxl.store / Adobe Stock Following on from the Housing Secretary's new housing and development proposals ...
© pxl.store / Adobe Stock Following on from the Housing Secretary's new housing and development proposals, announced on Tuesday, we have compiled the UK Construction Industry's response. This article ...
14 February, 2024
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The benefits of trussed rafters explained
|Date: 6 February, 2024

The benefits of trussed rafters explained
James Scott, managing director of Scotts Timber Engineering, explores the benefits and details of why you ...
James Scott, managing director of Scotts Timber Engineering, explores the benefits and details of why you should consider trussed rafters on your next project. Trussed rafters, also known as roof tr ...
6 February, 2024
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Professional Builder talks to FMB National President, Chris Carr
|Date: 1 February, 2024

Professional Builder talks to FMB National President, Chris Carr
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to FMB National President, Chris Carr about the trade association’ ...
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to FMB National President, Chris Carr about the trade association’s priorities for the years ahead. The FMB is run by its members for its members, but its strate ...
1 February, 2024
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First results from low carbon homes project shows Future Homes Standard achievable at scale
|Date: 18 January, 2024

First results from low carbon homes project shows Future Homes Standard achievable at scale
Two prototype houses perform strongly under extreme test conditions Data will help inform sector how to d ...
Two prototype houses perform strongly under extreme test conditions Data will help inform sector how to deliver low-carbon homes at scale in the UK The first results from a ground-breaking research co ...
18 January, 2024
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