NEWS
SME Confidence Falls as Costs and Economic Uncertainty Weigh on ...
30/Jun/2026
Confidence among the UK's small and medium-sized housebuilders has fallen significantly, with rising costs, economic uncertainty and weak market conditions prompting many firms to scale back investment plans. ...
BMF Downgrades 2026 Building Materials Forecast Amid Market Uncertainty ...
23/Jun/2026
Fresh concerns over the health of the construction market have emerged after the BMF cut its 2026 building materials sales forecast. With housebuilding activity under pressure and customer confidence still ...
£76,000 Added to the Cost of Building a Home Since ...
13/Jun/2026
The cost of delivering a new home has increased by an average of £76,000 over the past five years, according to new research from the Home Builders Federation (HBF) ...
SME Builders Urged to Speak Up as Industry Pressures Mount ...
10/Jun/2026
SME housebuilders are being encouraged to share their experiences of the challenges facing the sector as the annual State of Play survey opens for submissions. ...
Cashflow Pressures Intensify Across Construction Supply Chain, Menzies Warns ...
08/Jun/2026
Late payments and rising costs are pushing construction firms towards financial distress, according to new findings from Menzies ...
Tough Start to 2026 for Builders’ Merchants as Demand Weakens ...
02/Jun/2026
Builders’ merchants endured a difficult start to 2026, with falling sales volumes and ongoing pressure from inflation, housing market weakness and subdued demand across the construction sector. ...
Government’s Proposed New Delivery Units Must Prioritise Housing, says Think-Tank ...
21/May/2026
New ‘delivery units’ announced by Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, Darren Jones, at the Civil Servants’ union conference last week, will not help meet housing targets, unless they map ...
Flowcrete Partners with Cemfloor to Launch Next-Generation Liquid Screed ...
10/May/2026
Flowcrete, a product brand of Tremco CPG UK Ltd, has launched the new and improved IsocreteFlowing K, developed in partnership with Cemfloor by McGraths. ...
NaCSBA’s Response to the Government’s NPPF Consultation ...
24/Mar/2026
NaCSBA’s Executive Committee have submitted a formal response to the Government’s NPPF consultation, making the case that the planning system must actively enable custom and self build. Why This Matters ...
UK Housing System Needs a Demand-Led Approach, Says NaCSBA Policy ...
17/Feb/2026
The UK’s housing debate is too focused on centrally assessed “need†rather than real consumer “demand,†according to Andrew Baddeley-Chappell, Policy Director at the National Custom and Self Build Association ...