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July 2009

Cut VAT to help Householders Pay for the 'Green Revolution'
The threat of household energy bills raising by £250.00 or more a year as part of the Government's green future needs to be off-set by a cut in VAT to five percent for all energy efficient upgrades to help householders make their homes more energy...
Builders' Workloads Continue to Fall, warns FMB
FMB builders' workloads continue to fall despite media speculation about green shoots of recovery, reveals the latest market survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Social Housing Plan Must Not Be at Expense of Upgrading Existing Housing Stock
The current confusion about how the £1.57 billion social housing programme will be funded must not be at the expense of taking money away from the refurbishment of our social housing stock, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Victory for common sense as councils are allowed to keep rental revenues
The announcement from Housing Minister, John Healey MP, to allow local authorities to keep their own council house rents to build more social housing is a victory for common sense, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).