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Builders can now install energy efficiency products in homes and charge 0% VAT to customers. Here we break down which products and processes are covered under the new rules, and why this is important for small builders.

We’ve unpicked the Spring Statement, announced by the Chancellor on 23 March, to share the top 5 takeaways for micro, small and medium-sized builders.

The super-deduction encourages firms that pay corporation tax to bring forward their investment in plant and machinery.

The Government must cut VAT on home improvement works to reverse the decline in private repair and maintenance activity.

This report in partnership with RICS shows that a temporary five year cut would generate an economic stimulus of £51 billion and unlock 345,000 jobs, in construction and the wider economy. 

A VAT cut on home improvement works from 20% to 5% for a temporary five year period would generate an economic stimulus worth...

Cutting VAT on the installation of domestic energy efficiency improvements and low carbon heating technology would help...

The Government must scrap new tax policy ‘reverse charge VAT’ to show they are listening to builders and protecting jobs...

Reverse charge VAT came into effect on 1 March 2021. Businesses should be implementing a reverse charge where appropriate.

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB), together with 30 organisations in the construction industry, is calling on the Government to stop reverse charge VAT...

The recovery in construction activity reported in today’s Construction PMI data can be accelerated if the Government takes decisive action in its March Budget.

The Government must cut VAT on home improvement works to 5% to boost jobs and stimulate the economy.

Following a cross-industry campaign to delay the implementation of reverse charge VAT for construction, the Government has announced it will be pushed back by five months which will give small businesses in the supply chain much-needed breathing space to work towards recovering cashflow.