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Closed Introduce statutory licensing & regulation of builders and construction workers

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The Government should require all builders and other construction workers to be registered with a Government regulatory body, which has the power to investigate complaints and enforce remedies, including re-payment to the client, financial penalties, re-training, and abide with a code of practice.

Yearly, hundreds people across the UK are scammed by Rogue Traders. We believe the protections of consumers are deeply inadequate, and can leave the customer with poor / dangerous workmanship and deeply out of pocket (and it is frustratingly hard to get your money back). Its too easy for a rouge builder to prey on homeowners, and the few avenues of redress are costly for the customer/victims. Mandatory licensing and regulation across the UK of these workers should help protect consumers.

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    Government policy on tackling rogue builders debated by MPs

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    During the debate MPs discussed the options for recourse available when building work falls short of acceptable standards of quality and safety, and how these could be improved.

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