Company Tag: Federation of Master Builders
In Pictures: Master Builder Awards 2023
Vantage & Co has been named Master Builder of the Year 2023, for the large-scale renovation of an historic Georgian villa in Birmingham.
Numbers not stacking up for nearly half of building firms
Just under half of FMB members say their businesses are on track to make a loss this year, as outgoings continue to rise.
Industry Reactions: Kwarteng’s big ‘mini Budget’ & Stamp Duty cut
A surprisingly mixed set of responses from the property sector, featuring insights from Savills, Knight Frank, Rightmove, Maskells, Cluttons, Jackson-Stops, JLL, Winkworth, Carter Jonas, Chestertons, …
Planning Reform & Levelling Up: What is the government planning to do this year?
Last year's "radical" Planning Bill is long gone, replaced with watered-down reforms that promise local referenda on planning decisions and a few other tweaks.
Budget 2021: Property industry reactions
"This Budget could be regarded as a reprieve for the housing industry," says one commentator, while others bemoan an "underwhelming" speech...
Budget 2021: Property industry reactions
"This Budget could be regarded as a reprieve for the housing industry," says one commentator, while others bemoan an "underwhelming" speech...
89% of builders are having to delay jobs due to materials & staff shortages
A survey of construction businesses "shows a damning situation for the building industry," says the boss of the Federation of Master Builders, with "dramatic delays to jobs" and "skyrocketing" prices
Building material shortages are putting site works on hold
Architects and builders are reporting significant issues with the supply of building materials, causing on-site delays and escalating prices.
Construction boom threatened by materials shortage
Housebuilding is leading the construction sector's recovery - but a shortage of building materials is "proving a serious detriment to both businesses throughout the supply chain and consumers."
Beyond Government Measures: How housebuilders are responding to Covid-19
Major property developers are closing down construction sites, despite Government advice that housebuilding can continue through the Covid-19 lockdown.
Talking Heads: Prime resi industry reactions to the Conservative Party’s General Election win
The biggest Tory majority since 1987 is "a hugely comforting outcome for the wealthy", says a top buying agent, while a super-prime estate agent thinks that Boris Johnson's new government "will inevitably…
Government delays construction VAT ‘reverse charge’ rollout
HMRC gives builders a last-minute reprieve, pushing reverse charge changes to VAT down the road for a year as a result of industry lobbying - and to "avoid the changes coinciding with Brexit"