As it stands anyone can call themselves a builder without proving they have a minimum level of competence. Builders are in a chain of regulated practices: finance to fund projects, architects, insurance, planning permission, building control, even construction products are regulated, but not the user of them.
A lack of regulation for the sector undermines all the connected practices that are protected by law.
In this downloadable guide we explore:
- How a licensing scheme would utilise pre-existing infrastructure to work.
- What other countries already have licensing schemes
- What the FMB is, and has been doing, to push this scheme to Government
This is based on evidence in the FMB report Licence to Build.
