Commenting on Rachel Reeves’s speech on reform of the housebuilding system, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Policy Chair Tina McKenzie, said:
“It’s good to hear the new Government setting a target of 1.5 million homes in the next five years and it will not be possible to reach these numbers without the contribution of small construction firms. Small housebuilders are the key to achieving ambitious housebuilding targets.
“It’s integral that a Small Housebuilders Strategy is created to put small businesses front and centre of decision-making, so the builders who have had the hardest time in recent decades can deliver the outcomes the new Government seeks.
“We hope this will be the start of a renewed focus on getting Britain building again, and that the new Chancellor Rachel Reeves will follow up with further much-needed reform such as to the Community Infrastructure Levy, so it’s no longer an upfront charge.
“It’s good to see a clear statement from the new Government that it will focus on the growth that our economy needs."
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