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Britain’s building and construction sector is in crisis. We have a system that is broken and that needs an integrated solution to stimulate demand, unlock supply, and restore confidence.

We are short of 6.5 million homes in the UK, 1.5 million targeted by Government to be built by 2029. To close the gap by 2040, the UK needs to build 565,000 homes per year, more than double the current rate. 

Planning alone can consume years and hundreds of thousands of pounds, with no guarantee of approval.

9,000 small and micro housebuilders have already left the industry since the global financial crisis of 2008, with now fewer than 2,000 still operating – and reducing by the day. The economics no longer add up, and with them go the diversity of housing and thriving local communities across Britain that everyone desperately needs and wants.

£600 million investment has been pledged to train up to 60,000 new construction workers by 2029. And yet to deliver the 565,000 homes needed each year, 225,000 additional skilled craftspeople will be needed by 2027. And that figure doesn’t account for the equally urgent task of repairing and improving the existing housing stock. Nor does it account for the 25 percent of tradespeople set to retire from the sector within the next five years. There are more than 35,000 current job vacancies in construction – the highest vacancy rate of any UK sector, with over half of them unfilled due to skills shortages.  

Where homes are available for sale, potential homebuyers are nervous to jump on or along the housing ladder due to a lack of confidence in the economy, exacerbated by very live fears driven by current geopolitical volatility. Would-be buyers are also hindered by an absence of equity-share financial support and heavy stamp duty taxes.  

Jewson is proud to partner the trades. In supporting and championing the trades, we and our industry friends want to make sure the voices and concerns of the nation's hard-working professional builders and tradespeople are properly heard and to drive positive action by Government. Together, through this petition, #LetsgetbritainbuildingNOW, we're calling on the Government to build certainty and confidence in the market, focusing on the three biggest things general builders and specialist tradespeople are crying out to be resolved.

1. Provide financial incentives for people to buy or improve their homes.
2. Implement a simpler, faster and cheaper rules-based planning consent process, powered by AI.
3. Incentivise careers in building and construction, accelerating workforce training and talent attraction.

Join us and sign the petition today!  

Building and construction is the backbone of the British economy. Let's get Britain's building and construction sector into recovery and positive growth.  

And if you want to meet some of Britain's hardworking builders, watch their stories here: Meet some of the nation's hardworking builders and hear their stories

IT'S FREE TO SIGN THE PETITION. YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE A FINANCIAL DONATION TO CHANGE.ORG.
INSTEAD, YOU CAN SHARE THE PETITION LINK WITH EVERYONE YOU KNOW AND GET THEM TO SIGN - AND THAT DOESN'T COST A PENNY.
THANK YOU!