The long‑overdue launch of the Government’s new Warm Homes Plan, backed by £15 billion to upgrade up to five million homes by 2030, is a vital step toward cutting energy bills and improving the UK’s ageing housing stock. Certainty on funding, a clear timetable, and stable regulation is essential to ensure builders can get on with delivering upgrades to Britain’s homes, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB)

Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB, commented:

“The launch of the Government’s long awaited Warm Homes Plan is a critical step forward. A £15 billion programme to cut bills and upgrade homes, with the ambition to improve up to five million properties with energy efficient upgrades by 2030, is something which the FMB welcomes, but we must keep sight on the remaining 25 million UK homes that will still need upgrading at some point to make them fit for the future. While this intervention from Government is needed, there must be incentives to get the industry moving, to make sure they are competent and skilled up to upgrade the majoprity of the UK’s homes.”

Berry continued:

“Focussing on the now, the task will be delivery. The new Warm Homes Agency must get up and running quickly to coordinate programmes and consumer protections, with procurement routes that give SMEs a fair chance to win work. The creation of a new Workforce Taskforce is also an important step. If the plan is to succeed, the Government must give industry a genuinely stable pipeline: multi‑year funding, a clear timetable, and certainty over future standards and regulations. Consistency will be essential if small builders are to invest in skills.”