Home Builders Federation

Due to a growing skills shortage and a lack of targeted support, the home building industry could struggle to meet the ambitious Government housing targets. Our latest research, “A Hard Hat to Fill”, reveals the scale of the workforce challenge ahead. The report highlights... ➡️ 240,000 additional skilled workers are needed to meet housing targets, including 20,000 bricklayers, 20,000 groundworkers, and 2,400 electricians. ➡️ Apprenticeship numbers are falling short. Last year, only 10% of the required bricklaying apprenticeships were completed. ➡️ The industry faces a significant skills gap, with 25% of the current workforce over 50, risking a “retirement cliff edge.” The skills crisis is hampering progress, and urgent action is needed to address it. That’s why we’re calling on the Government to... 👉 Simplify access to funding for SMEs to train apprentices and close the skills gap. 👉 Directly engage with the home building industry to develop a tailored skills plan to ensure we can deliver the homes we need. 👉 Increase investment in further education colleges to ensure they provide the skills required for a work-ready workforce.

“A key point overlooked in much of the coverage of the Spring Statement is that the OBR has forecast a significant shortfall against the Government’s 1.5 million homes target.” 🎯 🏡 📉 While home building took centre stage in this week’s Spring Statement, reinforcing the Government’s commitment to increasing housing supply, it also underscored the need for action beyond planning reforms to address broader delivery constraints that remain unaddressed. Our Director of External Affairs, Emma Ramell reflects on the Chancellor’s speech… ...uncovering what it really means for the industry …and explaining why the road ahead remains uncertain. 👇 https://lnkd.in/ej3ARJCR

HBF Policy Conference 2025 🎤 Thank you to all of yesterday's insightful speakers and attendees, representing a broad spectrum of the house building industry, for joining us and helping to make the event a success. We discussed topics such as addressing supply and demand in home building, supporting first-time buyers, market trends, skills challenges, and the development of programmes and legislative tools crucial to the industry's growth.  Next up - our AGM 👉 https://buff.ly/ENMXSO4 #HBFPolicy25

Congratulations to all of this year's 5 star home builders ⭐ Our annual star ratings results published today, reveal that 94% of new build home buyers would recommend their builder to a friend. This marks the fifth consecutive year the industry has scored above 90%, highlighting the continued dedication to quality and customer satisfaction. Well done to all the hardworking teams that helped to achieve this year's results 👍Congratulations to all of this year's 5 star home builders ⭐ Our annual star ratings results published today, reveal that 94% of new build home buyers would recommend their builder to a friend. This marks the fifth consecutive year the industry has scored above 90%, highlighting the continued dedication to quality and customer satisfaction. Well done to all the hardworking teams that helped to achieve this year's results 👍

We have arrived at the HBF Policy Conference and are looking forward to hearing from an impressive line-up of speakers, who will be taking to the stage throughout the day. 🗣 👇 🔸 Neil Jefferson, Chief Executive at Home Builders Federation 🔸 John Piennar, Conference Chair 🔸 Emma Toms, Chief Executive at New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) 🔸 Andy Dean, Head of Housing Development and Sustainability at Lloyds Banking Group 🔸 Mark Farmer, Founder of Cast Consultancy 🔸 Emily Williams, Director of Residential Research at Savills 🔸 Lucian Cook, Head of Residential Research at Savills 🔸 Richard Donnell, Executive Director at Zoopla 🔸 Mark Aedy, Chairman of EMEA & Asia at Moelis & Company 🔸 Sir Michael Lyons, Chair of New Towns Taskforce 🔸 Joanna Averley, Chief Planner at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 🔸 Eamonn Boylan, Interim Chief Executive at Homes England If you’re attending today, join in the conversation 👉 #HBFPolicy25

Will you be joining us tomorrow? We're looking forward to the HBF Policy Conference 2025, where we'll be delivering an agenda packed with insight from industry-leading experts 👇 🔸 Neil Jefferson, Home Builders Federation 🔸 John Pienaar, Conference Chair 🔸 Emma Toms, New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) 🔸 Andy Dean, Lloyds Banking Group 🔸 Mark Farmer, Cast Consultancy 🔸 Emily Williams, Savills 🔸 Lucian Cook, Savills 🔸 Richard Donnell, Zoopla 🔸 Mark Aedy, Moelis & Company 🔸 Sir Michael Lyons, New Towns Taskforce 🔸 Joanna Averley, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 🔸 Eamonn Boylan, Homes England #HBFPolicy25

A fantastic few weeks of discussions with the Home Builders Federation have come to an end! Lewis Cooper wrapped up the final meeting in the North East, engaging with key industry leaders to discuss the latest updates in building regulations and explore innovative solutions for sustainable housebuilding. As Wondrwall continues collaborating with housebuilders and stakeholders, we're committed to driving progress in the sector and ensuring sustainability and affordability go hand in hand. #intelligentliving #wondrwall #HBF #ESG #newbuild #housebuilder #policy #compliance #netzero

✅ Free 90 minute courses ✅ Located on your sites for convenience ✅ Delivered by expert NHBC inspectors Have you booked a Brickwork or Roofing Masterclass session to take place on your site? Sessions booked are funded by CITB and delivered by NHBC in partnership with the Association of Brickwork Contractors (ABC) and the National Federation of Roofing Contractors. Find out more and book your place 👇 Brickwork 👉 https://lnkd.in/etU9AiM4 Roofing 👉 https://lnkd.in/ewcZ-ChU Photo credit: NHBC

Celebrating the diverse career opportunities and outstanding talent within our industry 👷♂️ 👷♀️ 🏗️ 👨💼 👩💼 🏘️ Today, we hosted a parliamentary reception to showcase the broad range of careers within home building, and connect MPs and Peers with industry leaders and emerging talent. It was a fantastic opportunity to highlight the steps our members are taking to support and celebrate their workforce, while reinforcing the policy changes needed to strengthen the talent pipeline and ensure we attract and retain the next generation of home builders. 👏 Following this weekend's announcement on Government's investment in construction careers, there was a real buzz in the room as MPs and industry shared insights and championed future talent. A huge thank you to everyone who joined us, shared their career journeys, and contributed to the discussion – including representatives from 👇 ♦️Allison Homes ♦️Barratt Redrow ♦️Bellway Homes ♦️Cameron Homes Limited ♦️Crest Nicholson plc ♦️Croudace Homes Limited ♦️Davidsons Homes ♦️Goram Homes ♦️Hadley Property Group ♦️Hill Group UK ♦️Jelson Homes ♦️Keepmoat ♦️Lovell Partnerships Ltd ♦️MF Freeman Group ♦️Miller Homes Ltd ♦️Gleeson Homes ♦️NHBC ♦️Partners in Bristol ♦️Persimmon Homes ♦️Places for People ♦️St. Modwen Homes ♦️Tara Group ♦️Taylor Wimpey plc ♦️Thakeham ♦️untypical ♦️ Vistry Group   A particular thank you to Lauren Edwards MP for sponsoring today’s event, and Baroness Taylor of Stevenage. 👍

Yesterday, the Government confirmed a £600 million investment to train 60,000 skilled construction workers by 2029.  This includes funding for… 👉 10 new Technical Excellence Colleges 👉 colleges to deliver more construction courses 👉 foundation apprenticeships and additional placements 👉 the expansion of Skills Bootcamps in the construction sector 👉 all Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) areas to form partnerships between colleges and construction companies, and increase the number of teachers with construction experience 👉 a capital fund to support employers to deliver bespoke training based on their needs This is welcome news. If the other constraints to increasing supply can be addressed, our estimates show we will need to recruit tens of thousands of skilled workers to deliver at the pace and scale set out. Ensuring FE courses and apprenticeships are producing work ready students is key to reducing the large number of young people we lose before they even enter our industry.   We are working with industry to address long-standing challenges in attracting and retaining the workforce, through initiatives like the Skills Hub, Partner a College and Women into Home Building. The announcement of further funding for construction skills and targeted initiatives builds on this work, and should support companies large and small in taking on more trainees and apprentices. We stand ready to play a full role in the Government's Construction Skills Mission Board and to engage directly on house building specific skills issues such that we can create a framework that allows us to deliver. While we have you… We have released new research today on skills – more on that to come later…