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Consistent support for apprenticeships helps construction10/12/2025
The Government has announced a £725 million package of reforms to the apprenticeship system, including £140m for a Mayoral pilot programme. Richard Beresford, Chief Executive [...]
Landfill tax will not enable the circular economy18/11/2025
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has released a short report titled, ‘Going full circle: Making a circular economy work for builders’, which compares how [...]
Government is right to tackle the issue of London’s unviable housing27/10/2025
The Government has recognised that housebuilding in London has become unviable and has announced a raft of measures to help get London’s housing projects off [...]
Chancellor is right to keep fixing the foundations21/10/2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce plans that will save businesses £6bn by 2029 at the Regional Investment Summit held today in Birmingham. Richard Beresford, Chief [...]
New Towns will unlock growth06/10/2025
New Towns will unlock growth Following publication of an independent report that recommends twelve locations as potential new towns, the Government confirmed it will progress [...]
Strategic Place Partnerships (SPPs) key to better placemaking26/08/2025
The Government has approved a £121.8 million package of funding to aid the redevelopment of Quayside West at Forth Yards, a 25-acre brownfield site located [...]
Placemaking around rail is a winning blueprint04/08/2025
The Government has announced that around 40,000 new, high-quality homes will be built on surplus railway land, as the Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander, unlocks brownfield [...]
Social homes are key in solving the housing crisis03/07/2025
The Government has announced that at least 60% of the £39 billion allocated for affordable housing, around 300,000 homes, will be at social rent levels. [...]
Greenpeace Ruling Exposes UK Government Policy06/03/2025
In January 2025, Greenpeace brought a collective action against the Dutch state for failing to comply with a 2018 European Court of Justice ruling on [...]
New Towns are key to growth14/02/2025
The Government has announced that over 100 sites across England have come forward to be considered for next generation of new towns. Every town will [...]
The Building Safety Levy Should Not Target Innocent SMEs11/02/2025
Reported by PBC Today, legislation for the Building Safety Levy (BSL) is expected to be published between March and April 2025, with a view for [...]
Let’s Build Community Density05/02/2025
What is Community Density? ‘Community Density’ is a development which is designed for communities, with the spaces, housing types, services, and infrastructure that communities need. [...]
NFB launches AI handbook to help contractors with new tech28/01/2025
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) in collaboration with the Southern Counties Builders Association (SCBA) has launched a new handbook for building contractors, aimed at [...]
Small Business Saturday is more than the high street09/12/2024
Celebrated on the first Saturday of December – this year falling on 7 December 2024 – ‘Small Business Saturday’ encourages people across the UK to [...]
Government is right to review environmental policies21/10/2024
The Government has appointed Dan Corry to lead a review of DEFRA’s regulations and regulators. His role will be to explore where DEFRA is equipped [...]
Invest 2035 is a call to remove the barriers to growth16/10/2024
Ahead of the Internation Investment Summit in London, the Government has launched the consultation for ‘Invest 2035: The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy’, alongside a new [...]
Keir Starmer reaffirms Labour’s growth strategy26/09/2024
Prime Minister Keir Starmer gave a rousing speech today at Labour Party Conference 2024. which not only reaffirmed the government's vision for the future but [...]
Fewer new home approvals should alarm the Government25/09/2024
Analysis from Glenigan shows that 53,379 new homes were approved between April and June 2024, a 13% drop compared to the same period in 2023. [...]
National Federation of Builders (NFB) and Scottish Building Federation (SBF) Announce Ambition to Become One13/06/2024
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) and the Scottish Building Federation (SBF), two of the country’s leading and longest-running construction trade associations, have today announced [...]
Supporting Construction to Power Growth04/06/2024
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has released its 2024 Election Manifesto, titled: ‘Supporting Construction to Power Growth’. Richard Beresford, Chief Executive of the NFB, [...]
Rayner right to be ambitious on housebuilding.22/05/2024
At UKREiiF, Angela Rayner, Shadow Housing Secretary made several commitments to help solve the UK’s housing crisis including new towns, greater numbers of affordable housing, [...]
Stronger Compulsory Purchase Powers Back Builders, Not Blockers01/05/2024
The Government has announced that councils will be able to buy land for development using Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPO) without paying inflated ‘hope value’ costs. [...]
NFB Puts Skills On Parliamentary Agenda18/04/2024
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) put the spotlight on skills yesterday, when it hosted its members at the Houses of Parliament for a reception [...]
NFB Press release for immediate release: NFB Puts Skills On Parliamentary Agenda18/04/2024
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) put the spotlight on skills yesterday, when it hosted its members at the Houses of Parliament for a reception [...]
MP champions construction industry during visit to the National Federation of Builders28/02/2024
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) welcomed Tatton MP and Minister of State in the Cabinet Office, The Rt Hon Esther McVey, to its headquarters [...]
Delay to Biodiversity Net Gain gives us a chance to Build in Biodiversity27/09/2023
The Government has announced that Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) will be delayed and small and medium sized will be collectively sighing in relief. The House [...]
First Homes: Will councils now meet their social housing challenge?27/05/2021
The Government has announced its First Homes programme, which will see homes delivered at a 30% discount against market value and the first sale value [...]
Time to take the lead on zero carbon20/04/2021
Mark Wakeford, chair of the Major Contractors Group at the National Federation of Builders, speaks to Housebuilder & Developer about the opportunities and barriers ahead [...]
NFB Arms the Construction Industry with the Tools to Decarbonise08/12/2020
The National Federation of Builders’ (NFB) Major Contractors Group (MCG) is arming the construction industry with practical tools for main contractors to start or accelerate [...]
National Federation of Builders Major Contractors Declare Climate Emergency19/08/2020
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) Major Contractors Group (MCG) has thrown its support behind the #ConstructionDeclares movement, the first and currently only trade association [...]
NFB and SBF come together to sign RICS Conflict Avoidance Pledge 06/07/2020
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) and the Scottish Building Federation (SBF) have today announced their support for the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) [...]
Planning permission extension is good news for housebuilders22/06/2020
The NFB welcomes the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) announcement that consented sites, with an expiry date between 23 March 2020 and [...]
NFB calls for major reform of CITB and no delay to consensus10/06/2020
Following mounting concerns from members, the National Executive Board of the National Federation of Builders (NFB) has unanimously called for major reforms to the CITB [...]
We must stop playing politics with the housing crisis21/02/2020
New research from the Local Government Association (LGA) has revealed that more than a million homes were not built in the past decade despite planning permission [...]
NFB: Revised NPPF shows the Government lacks ambition to tackle housing crisis25/07/2018
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) regrets the Government rolling back on several of its more radical approaches, which were laid out in the draft [...]
Housing and planning policy needs leadership consistency09/07/2018
Theresa May has appointed Kit Malthouse, MP for North West Hampshire, as minister of state for housing and planning. Malthouse is the fifth housing minister [...]

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Consistent support for apprenticeships helps construction10/12/2025

Landfill tax will not enable the circular economy18/11/2025

Government is right to tackle the issue of London’s unviable housing27/10/2025

Chancellor is right to keep fixing the foundations21/10/2025

New Towns will unlock growth06/10/2025

Strategic Place Partnerships (SPPs) key to better placemaking26/08/2025

Placemaking around rail is a winning blueprint04/08/2025

Social homes are key in solving the housing crisis03/07/2025

Greenpeace Ruling Exposes UK Government Policy06/03/2025

New Towns are key to growth14/02/2025

The Building Safety Levy Should Not Target Innocent SMEs11/02/2025

Let’s Build Community Density05/02/2025

NFB launches AI handbook to help contractors with new tech28/01/2025

Small Business Saturday is more than the high street09/12/2024

Government is right to review environmental policies21/10/2024

Invest 2035 is a call to remove the barriers to growth16/10/2024

Keir Starmer reaffirms Labour’s growth strategy26/09/2024

Fewer new home approvals should alarm the Government25/09/2024

National Federation of Builders (NFB) and Scottish Building Federation (SBF) Announce Ambition to Become One13/06/2024

Supporting Construction to Power Growth04/06/2024

Rayner right to be ambitious on housebuilding.22/05/2024

Stronger Compulsory Purchase Powers Back Builders, Not Blockers01/05/2024

NFB Puts Skills On Parliamentary Agenda18/04/2024

NFB Press release for immediate release: NFB Puts Skills On Parliamentary Agenda18/04/2024

MP champions construction industry during visit to the National Federation of Builders28/02/2024

Delay to Biodiversity Net Gain gives us a chance to Build in Biodiversity27/09/2023

First Homes: Will councils now meet their social housing challenge?27/05/2021

Time to take the lead on zero carbon20/04/2021

NFB Arms the Construction Industry with the Tools to Decarbonise08/12/2020

National Federation of Builders Major Contractors Declare Climate Emergency19/08/2020

NFB and SBF come together to sign RICS Conflict Avoidance Pledge ​06/07/2020

Planning permission extension is good news for housebuilders22/06/2020

NFB calls for major reform of CITB and no delay to consensus10/06/2020

We must stop playing politics with the housing crisis21/02/2020

NFB: Revised NPPF shows the Government lacks ambition to tackle housing crisis25/07/2018

Housing and planning policy needs leadership consistency09/07/2018

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NFB and SBF come together to sign RICS Conflict Avoidance Pledge 06/07/2020