August 2009

Financial Incentives Needed for Greener Homes, warns FMB
Most householders won't upgrade their homes to make them greener and more energy efficient unless there is a financial incentive, warns the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
FMB says new Chief Construction Adviser needs much stronger powers
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has said the Department for Business Innovation and Skills' (BIS) new Chief Construction Adviser role will achieve nothing until the powers of the post are far stronger.
Figures Mask Housing Crisis
Today's housing figures published by the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) showing a marked increase in housing starts and completions mask the real housing crisis which is gripping the country, warns the Federation of Master...
We Need to Build More Affordable Rural Homes
The Government's announcement to safeguard affordable rural homes in thousands of newly designated 'protected' areas doesn't address the root cause of the housing crisis in Britain's countryside which is the need to increase the supply of new...