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Conservatives urged to focus on small builders

Conservative Party plans to deliver 200,000 new homes for first-time buyers has been warmly welcomed by the house building industry, but the Prime Minister David Cameron (right) is being urged to use a wide range of residential property developers, including small builders, to help deliver these properties if re-elected to Government in May. The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has voiced its support for the ambition of the Starter Homes policy to improve options and affordability for first time buyers. The trade body firmly believes that this is a model which can be made to work, but only if it is delivered by a wide range of builders operating at different scales and that most of the Starter Homes built are additional to those which would otherwise be delivered. Brian Berry (left), Chief Executive of the FMB, commented: “Taken together, announcements on housing set out by the Conservatives over the last few days amount to a welcome set of proposals. The continuation of more relaxed rules on home extensions until 2020 will support extra work for small builders and provide them with greater long term business certainty. What’s more, these proposals are good for home owners as they give them…

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