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The FMB has welcomed a new Citizens Advice report backing its call for mandatory licensing of builders, reinforcing the need for stronger consumer protection against rogue traders<\/h2>\n

The report, titled \u2018Built to Fail: How the home repairs market is failing consumers\u2019<\/a>, adds fresh weight to the FMB’s long-running Licence to Build campaign for mandatory licensing of builders.<\/p>\n

Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB, stated: \u201cThis report confirms what we’ve been saying for years \u2013 that consumers are being let down by a fragmented, voluntary system that simply isn’t fit for purpose. We’ve long called for mandatory licensing<\/a>, and it’s encouraging to see Citizens Advice reach the same conclusion.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow the government needs to act. Every week without action is another week that vulnerable homeowners are exposed to rogue traders.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rogue and cowboy builders are butchering home repairs across the UK<\/h3>\n

The findings echo the FMB’s research, which found rogue and cowboy builders have cost UK consumers an estimated \u00a314.3bn over the last five years.<\/p>\n

It found that more than a quarter (28%) of people who hired a trader for home repairs or improvements in the last 18 months experienced a problem, with those who lost money losing a median of \u00a3750, with 11% losing more than \u00a35,000.<\/p>\n

It also found consumers using accredited or larger, brand-name traders were no less likely to experience problems than those using sole traders, underlining that voluntary schemes alone are not fixing the market.<\/p>\n

Mandatory licensing of builders could help with accountability<\/h3>\n

One homeowner, Adele Greshon, says her life has become increasingly stressful due to a rogue builder operating in Milton Keynes.<\/p>\n

She explained: \u201cInitially, I trusted the builder I hired; he appeared to be reputable, but the work was completed inadequately and was substandard, not meeting building regs and unsafe and will cost me thousands more to put right.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had no idea where to turn for help. If a licensing scheme had existed, I’d have known who I could trust and who to hold accountable when things went wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mandatory licensing is now being debated in Parliament<\/h3>\n

The report lands as Parliament prepares to consider legislation<\/a> that would tackle the issues highlighted.<\/p>\n

Mark Garnier’s Domestic Building Works Consumer Protection Bill<\/a>, which would introduce mandatory licensing, is due to have its second reading in February 2027.<\/p>\n

Garnier said: \u201cMy Bill would introduce exactly the kind of mandatory protections that the report shows are desperately needed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’ll continue working with the FMB and colleagues from across the House to get legislation in place to stop anyone and everyone from being able to call themselves a builder.\u201d<\/p>\n

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