90% of SME housebuilders say the Iran conflict has impacted their business, half of Brits skip health and safety training and doing favours for clients costs tradespeople £2,600 a year
Nine out of ten small housebuilders say that the Iran conflict has impacted their business outlook — that’s according to the Home Builders Federation.
Half of developers said they planned to reduce land purchasing activity in the next quarter, and 94% admitted they’re being cautious about project start dates.
Overall, three-quarters of the SME builders surveyed held a negative outlook of the market.
Lower buyer confidence, high mortgage interest rates and affordability pressures are significant barriers to housing delivery.
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Half of Brits admit to skipping health and safety training, claims a report from Astutis.
The poll of nearly 1,000 workers also revealed that one in ten workers is funding their own training, raising serious concerns about underinvestment in health and safety training.
Nearly a third of those surveyed warned that their employers’ training budgets were insufficient for their role or risk levels.
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Doing favours for clients costs tradespeople £2,600 a year, reports Simply Business.
On average, trades spend 1.8 hours a week doing work that is beyond the original brief.
Over 60% of tradies said they were asked regularly to carry out extra tasks, and a third complained they received no payment.
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