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02/12/2013

Call For Govt To Find New Ways To Incentivise House Building - FMB

Adjusting the Funding for Lending scheme to better support small businesses is welcome, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), but the Government must also stand behind Help to Buy and find new ways to incentivise more house building.

Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB, said: "Our members have been telling us for some time that the Funding for Lending programme has serious flaws, and that the banks remain reluctant to lend to them.

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"In fact small construction firms report that access to finance is the single greatest barrier they face when attempting to grow their business. Construction companies need to able to secure financing to respond to increasing demand, which is beginning to improve thanks to enhanced consumer confidence and the Help to Buy scheme bringing vitality back into the housing market.

"By rolling back the portion of guarantees aimed at shoring up individual mortgage lending and concentrating instead on backing loans to small businesses, we hope our members will now see strides forward on the part of lenders when it comes to financing the resurgent construction sector."

(CD/JP)

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