The FMB has published an independent research report by Pye Tait entitled ‘ Licence to build : A pathway to licensing UK construction ’, which details the benefits of introducing a licensing scheme for the whole construction industry and puts forward a proposal for how it could work .

Also , new consumer research undertaken by the FMB reveals the impact poor quality building firms are having on consumers and demonstrates that most home owners support the introduction of a mandatory licensing scheme . Key results from both pieces of research include :

• 77 % of small and medium-sized construction firms support the introduction of licensing to professionalise the industry , protect consumers and sideline the cowboys ;

• 78 % of consumers also want to see a licensing scheme for construction introduced ;

• Nearly 90 % of home owners believe that the Government should criminalise rogue and incompetent builders ;

• Over half of people ( 55 %) who commission home improvement work has had a negative experience with their builder .

Commenting on the research report , which was launched at a high profile event in the House of Lords on the afternoon of Monday 2nd July , Brian Berry , Chief Executive of the FMB , said : “ The vast majority of builders and home owners want to see the construction industry professionalised and it is time for the Government to act . It ’ s unacceptable that more than half of consumers have had a negative experience with their builder .”

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