22 COMMENT BACK TO BUSINESS


Brian Berry of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), considers what the new Government must focus on, for construction to prosper as the dust settles.


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ertainty has fi nally been restored after a summer with a caretaker government. The lack of direction over the last few months did no favours for small, local housebuilders who have a myriad of issues piling up, with costs being central to their worries. s economic woes set in, plans for growth must be big and bold, recognising the contribution of local housebuilders to regional growth.


The new overnment needs to hit the ground running and deliver for an ailing industry, through what might be one of the toughest periods this country has faced for decades.


LIE OF THE LAND nfortunately, the epartment for evelling p, ommunities and ousing  never


really had the chance to get motoring under the leadership of ichael ove. e did have some ambitious plans for levelling up and housebuilding, but the epartment’s output never matched the ambition. hat has been produced in the evelling up and egeneration ill has merit, but doesn’t do enough to boost the everdeclining housing delivery of small builders. ’ll look to see what happens to the ill under this new administration, perhaps they’ll look more closely at Es   can live in hope.


imon larke is now in charge of , he has in his earliest address to staff said that he’d push forward with the levelling up agenda. espite some noting that this policy, which had been a pillar of oris ohnson’s leadership, would be phased out or renamed. t the time of writing, we are yet to fi nd out


PLANS FOR GROWTH MUST BE BIG AND BOLD, RECOGNISING THE CONTRIBUTION OF LOCAL HOUSEBUILDERS TO REGIONAL GROWTH


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