{"id":48589,"date":"2026-11-06T13:29:38","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T13:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=48589"},"modified":"2026-11-06T13:29:38","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T13:29:38","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-builders-doorstep-budget-measures-welcomed-but-much-more-work-left-to-do-industry-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=48589","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the (builders) doorstep\u2019: Budget measures welcomed, but much more work left to do \u2013 industry warns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The industry has given a guarded but mainly positive response to the plans, albeit with the criticism, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionbuzz.co.uk\/company\/11120\/Specification20Online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Specification Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Specification Online writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026Some of the key points include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RIBA President Chris Williamson said \u2026 that shifting power\u2026 new funding, and devolving accountability\u2026 \u2018will create opportunities for local areas to invest in the housing and infrastructure they really need.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David Barnes, head of policy and public affairs at the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), said:&nbsp; \u2018\u2026 We look forward to reading the finer details in &#8216;The Fiscal Devolution Roadmap&#8217; to understand how long-term funding will work\u2026. We welcome efforts to reduce red tape\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Addressing persistent skills shortages and bringing more people into construction must be central to the Government\u2019s plans\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Usman Yaqub, CIAT President, said: \u2018We\u2026\u2026 welcome measures to invest in local communities, including through lower council borrowing rates, VAT relief on land sold to social housing providers\u2026 Yet these steps fall far short of what is needed\u2019 to deliver the council housing revolution promised by the Prime Minister\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neil Jefferson, Chief Executive of the Home Builders Federation (HBF), says: \u2018\u2026 We welcome any moves to reduce the considerable regulatory and policy cost burden on house building, albeit this move will have a limited impact and benefit a relatively small number of urban sites.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Richard Beresford, Chief Executive of the National Federation of Builders (NFB), said: \u2018The Autumn 2026 Budget is one of carrots, not rabbits and this approach is how governments create healthy business environments\u2026 Acknowledgements that disproportionate and over-burdensome policies, such as grid connections, Building Regulations and Biodiversity Net Gain, are growth-inhibitors is welcome, but the budget has not given construction much direct relief\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB, commented: \u2018It was a budget of many small measures..\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/specificationonline.co.uk\/articles\/2026-10-29\/riba\/budget-measures-welcomed-but-much-more-work-left-to-do-industry-warns\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The industry has given a guarded but mainly positive response to the plans, albeit with the criticism, reports Specification Online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[138,1095,1094,27,916,1096,1097,620],"class_list":["post-48589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog","tag-budget","tag-ciat","tag-ciob","tag-construction","tag-government-uk","tag-hbf","tag-nfb","tag-riba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48589"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48590,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48589\/revisions\/48590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}