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30 Jun 2026 SMEs

SME Confidence Falls as Costs and Economic Uncertainty Weigh on Sector

Confidence among the UK’s small and medium-sized housebuilders has fallen significantly, with rising costs, economic uncertainty and weak…

23 Jun 2026 SMEs

BMF Downgrades 2026 Building Materials Forecast Amid Market Uncertainty

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has revised its outlook for the building materials sector, downgrading its baseline sales…

SME confidence drops
12 Jun 2026 SMEs

SME Confidence Falls as Costs and Economic Uncertainty Weigh on Sector

Confidence among the UK’s small and medium-sized housebuilders has fallen significantly, with rising costs, economic uncertainty and weak…

8 Jun 2026 SMEs

Cashflow Pressures Intensify Across Construction Supply Chain, Menzies Warns

The construction industry is facing increasing financial pressure as delayed payments, rising costs and shrinking margins continue to…

council tax reform
2 Jun 2026 SMEs

HBF Calls for Council Tax Reform as Charges on Vacant Homes Hit SME Builders

The Home Builders Federation (HBF), together with Paragon Development Finance, has published its Licence to Bill report, highlighting…

9 Sep 2024 SMEs

Don’t Miss NaCSBA’s Annual Conference 2024

This year’s NaCSBA Conference will be held at The NSBRC, Swindon on 1st October. Now in its third…

16 May 2024 SMEs

The Modern Builder pioneers design repurposing for self-builders

The Modern Builder has created an online platform uniting architects and MMC house manufacturers to streamline the process…

25 Apr 2024 SMEs

Homes England Public Bodies Review calls for more to be done to support SMEs

The Public Bodies Review into Homes England has been published by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and…

27 Feb 2024 SMEs

CMA Housebuilding Market Study calls for better housing mix and more small sites

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published the Final Report to its year-long Housebuilding Market Study, stating…

2 Feb 2024 SMEs

Self builds deliver more local beneficial impacts, finds new research

New research published in the NaCSBA Custom and Self Build Market Report 2023/24 demonstrates for the first time…

10 Nov 2023 SMEs

Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill becomes law as LURA

With effect from 26 October, the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill passed into law, as the Levelling Up…

2 Oct 2023 SMEs

Passive house training by Beattie Passive for professionals

Professionals interested in finding out more about using a Passivhaus methodology can benefit from a free passive house…

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