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Consumers twice as likely to be satisfied with homes built by small house builders, says FMB

Industry News

January 2018

Consumers are twice as likely to be ‘very satisfied’ with the quality of their new home if it was built by a small and medium-sized (SME) house builder, according to new research by the Federation [...]

NHBC reports highest third quarter new home registrations in a decade

Industry News

October 2017

Builders registered nearly 38,000 new homes in the UK during Q3 2017, according to NHBC’s latest new home registration statistics, the highest Q3 total since the recession. In the period July – September 37,936 new [...]

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Lack of land and lending is blocking new homes, FMB report finds

September 2017

A lack of available small sites and a lack of finance top the list of barriers to SME house builders increasing their delivery of new homes, according to new research by the Federation of Master [...]

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Political Uncertainty and Cost Rises Hit Construction Outlook

September 2017

In a quarter characterised by political uncertainty, the Construction Products Association’s Construction Trade Survey shows that despite a strong Q2 the industry’s supply chain are more pessimistic for the year ahead. The survey of main [...]

Industry News

Consumers twice as likely to be satisfied with homes built by small house builders, says FMB

NHBC reports highest third quarter new home registrations in a decade

Lack of land and lending is blocking new homes, FMB report finds

Political Uncertainty and Cost Rises Hit Construction Outlook

LGA calls for ‘urgent and immediate’ building regulation review

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