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The Federation of Master Builders (FMB), the UK’s largest trade association in the building industry and a TrustMark scheme operator, has appointed Brian Berry as its new Chief Executive. Derek Bostock, National President of the FMB said: ’I’m delighted that Brian

Details of two ambitious schemes that will unlock the aspirations of a new generation of home buyers, and get Britain building thousands of new homes, were unveiled today by the Prime Minister and Housing Minister Grant Shapps. Mr Shapps declared the

The NewBuy scheme assists buyers who have a deposit of at least 5 per cent to buy a new build home. This is a smaller deposit than is normally required. The scheme will allow more borrowers to secure up to

The Government’s ‘NewBuy’ mortgage indemnity guarantee scheme which aims to provide  higher-value mortgages for first time buyers is a welcome boost to the housing market, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) The scheme aims to help up to 100,000 buyers

Monday 6th February 2012 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Training as an apprentice is the best way to learn a trade, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). A survey carried out by the FMB of its members in the run up

A £420m fund to Get Britain Building was announced on 21 November 2011 by the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister as part of the Government’s Housing Strategy for England. Get Britain Building is intended to unlock stalled sites with

Friday 27th January 2012 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Consumers should avoid being tempted by a cheap cash deal and protect themselves against paying more in the long term, says the FMB in response to comments by the HMRC Permanent Secretary in

Wednesday 25th January 2012 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Government must make construction a priority, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), largest trade association in the construction industry, in response to the latest GDP figures released by the ONS today,

We all need more space in the house at Christmas. But let’s face it; it’s probably too late to get the builders in now to build an extension before Granny descends. Here are a few of our favourite fast and spacetastic tips