Government's Landfill tax proposals will lead to an astronomical 3,000% increase in costs for home builders.
...adding £15,000 to the cost of building every new home.

The consequences will be disastrous.

“As housing delivery targets face growing scrutiny, policymakers must prioritise meaningful reform that truly supports smaller developers”

Neil Jefferson, Chief Executive of the Home Builders Federation

The results of this year’s State of Play report are sobering.

Change needs to be felt now.

How can Government better support the UK's SME home builders?

Key recommendations from our latest research 👇

Is viability becoming a critical barrier for your sites?

Chris joined us earlier this month as our Regional Planning Manager for North East, North West and Yorkshire,

Yesterday, Baroness Scott highlighted our State of Play report during the debate on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill 📄

"Beyond the legal and regulatory hurdles lies a deeper challenge: economic viability and confidence… The Home Builders Federation’s State of Play report makes this clear."

Rachel is our Regional Planning Manager for the Midlands and South West…
… And our resident expert on Biodiversity Net Gain.

She represents home builders in discussions with Government and the Future Homes Hub to ensure new regulations are practical and deliverable.

Ahead of World Town Planning Day, we caught up with our planning team to discuss the key challenges facing the industry...
...And the actions we’d like to see taken.

Stay tuned from updates for the rest of the team...

#WorldTownPlannersDay

The number of challenges facing SME home builders has continued to grow.

As a result, 97% of SME developers are less optimistic than they were prior to the election.

With the right policy support, SMEs believe they could increase housing delivery by 56% a year on average...

Expect great company, good food, and plenty of celebration as the industry comes together under one roof ✔️

Join us to kick off the festive season at the HBF Winter Party.

📅 28 November 2025
📍 Intercontinental Park Lane

Individual tickets and tables of 10 or 12 are available
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Local authorities are struggling to keep up with adopting essential infrastructure on new housing developments.

In the last 3 years, only 10% of new roads have been adopted, and a third of councils haven’t adopted any.

What would be most effective in stimulating demand in the housing market?

This is one of the questions we asked SME home builders in our annual insight survey.

Stay tuned, as next Tuesday we’ll be launching sixth State of Play report, highlighting the challenges and opportunities facing SMEs👍

🧵 Delays caused by the lack of capacity within the Building Safety Regulator have not only held up remediation projects but have also directly hit investment in new homes.

Chris Curtis MP highlighted concerns across industry that the BSR is slowing down housing delivery...

Last year, more than 65 SMEs joined us for the launch of our #StateofPlay Report. Will you be in the room this year?

Consider this your formal invite.

Join us 👇
📅 4 November
🏛️ Houses of Parliament
⏰ 6.30pm to 9.30pm

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