Home Builders Federation

What Home Builders Federation does

The Home Builders Federation (HBF) is the trade association for the home building industry in England and Wales, founded in 1948 and headquartered in London. It represents members whose firms collectively build approximately 80% of all new homes in England and Wales, comprising national housebuilders, regional and SME builders, housing associations, land developers, and a broad associate-membership base. The federation operates more than 40 member groups and committees and delivers advocacy, policy engagement, research, and industry programs on behalf of its members.

HBF's core service offerings include the National Customer Satisfaction Survey & Star Rating, the Women into Home Building initiative, New Homes Week, Partner a College, Trade Masterclasses, STEM Ambassadors, the Home Build Visitor Card, and the Housing Calculator, alongside regulatory research such as the Watt a Save study with Octopus Energy. In 2025 the federation published 28 reports and engaged with 75+ Parliamentarians, 50+ consultations, 120+ local plan consultations, and 34 local plan examinations, generating 3,000+ media mentions. Its technology stack is conventional association infrastructure (website, Hotjar, Google Analytics, online survey tools) with no documented AI or proprietary platform.

The business model is membership-based: full membership fees are structured as a percentage of member turnover, associate membership is set at £3,250 per year, and supplementary revenue is generated from events, training, partnerships, and sponsored research. The federation is led by Managing Director Neil Jefferson and Executive Director Steve Turner, with a small staff of 11-50.

Name

Home Builders Federation

Legal name

Home Builders Federation

Website

https://www.hbf.co.uk/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Home Builders Federation provides support and consultation to the home builders in decision making and with housing policies and issues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Association Services

NAICS

New Housing For-Sale Builders (236117)

SIC

Operative Builders (1531)

akta.pro primary industry

Spec Home / Production Homebuilding (Tract & Volume Builders) (IMAFABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Single-Family Home Construction (Detached Homes) (IMAFABAA), Residential Land Development & Subdivision Homebuilding (Build-to-Sell Communities) (IMAFABAL)

Keywords

• Home builders association
• Housing industry advocacy
• Trade federation membership
• Residential development policy
• Construction industry representation

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Full Membership Subscriptions: Full HBF membership subscription fees are based on member company turnover as declared in statutory accounts. The membership operates on a calendar year, pro-rata basis with banded fees determined annually through Turnover Declarations. Full members include house builders of all sizes, housing associations, and land companies.
2. Associate Membership Subscriptions: Associate membership is priced at £3,250 per calendar year, charged pro-rata depending on join month. Associate members include planning consultants, conveyancers, lenders, estate agents, material providers, and other professionals interacting with house builders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Home Builders Federation is a trade association representing home builders in England and Wales. It provides membership subscriptions, political advocacy, planning and technical support, industry research and publications, training and skills programmes, and consumer awareness campaigns on behalf of its member firms, which collectively account for approximately 80% of new homes built in England and Wales.

Product overview

The Home Builders Federation (HBF) is a trade association representing home builders in England and Wales, not a software product company. Its offerings consist of membership services, research publications, industry guidance documents, training programmes, and awareness campaigns. The portfolio includes the National Customer Satisfaction Survey and HBF Star Rating scheme (customer feedback programme), skills initiatives (Women into Home Building, Trade Masterclasses, Partner a College), consumer campaigns (New Homes Week), research tools (Housing Calculator, Watt a Save reports, Housing Pipeline Reports), regulatory guidance (Biodiversity Net Gain, Competition Law compliance), health and safety reporting (RIDDOR reports), and industry events (conferences and webinars). These products serve to represent member interests, influence policy, and support the home building industry through research, training, and advocacy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HBF Wales: Dedicated arm of HBF advocating for home builders operating in Wales, engaging Welsh Government and Members of the Senedd on key challenges facing the industry.
• National Customer Satisfaction Survey and HBF Star Rating Scheme
• Women into Home Building
• Partner a College
• New Homes Week

Products and services

• Full HBF Membership
• Associate HBF Membership
• National Customer Satisfaction Survey and HBF Star Rating Scheme
• HBF Industry Conferences
• HBF Webinar Series
• Trade Masterclasses
• Women into Home Building Programme
• HBF Housing Calculator

Quantifiable outcome

• 93% of new build home buyers would recommend their builder to a friend (sixth successive year of 90%+ score)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• CITB (Construction Industry Training Board)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHBF works with CITB's New Entrant Support Team (NEST) to deliver the Home Building Apprenticeship Support Pilot. CITB provides funding and grants for training including short courses and apprenticeships. HBF developed 16 home building short duration courses with CITB to ensure industry employees are trained to recognised standards.
• STEM LearningsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHBF's Home Building Career STEM Ambassadors programme is delivered in partnership with STEM Learning, supporting careers outreach in schools
• Octopus EnergysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHBF partnered with Octopus Energy for the Watt a Save research report examining energy efficiency of new build homes compared to older properties, published February 2026
• Homes for Scotland (HfS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFollowing the CMA investigation into house builders, HBF and HfS jointly developed and published UK competition law guidance for the housebuilding industry in January 2026
• Future Homes HubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHBF is a key member of the Future Homes Hub BNG Implementation Board and Community of Practice. BNG Online is a partnership between the Planning Advisory Service and Future Homes Hub providing support for home builders and local planning authorities
• Lighthouse Club Construction Industry CharitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHBF offers free wellbeing training to SMEs and supply chain delivered by Lighthouse Club Construction Industry Charity
• Building Engineering Services Association (BESA)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHBF members can access fully-funded places on BESA's heat pump and network courses through the partnership
• Department for EducationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHBF collaborated with the Department for Education's Train Others in Further Education campaign on joint webinar exploring how site-based experience can support colleges

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Homes for Scotland: The principal representative body for home builders in Scotland. HBF and Homes for Scotland jointly issued UK competition law guidance in January 2026 following the CMA investigation, evidencing direct peer equivalence as the devolved counterpart to HBF for Scottish builders.
• Federation of Master Builders: UK trade association representing SME and master builders, with a membership and advocacy model closely paralleling HBF's. Overlaps in member base (small builders) and policy remit on planning, skills, and building regulations, making it a natural peer for HBF's SME segment.
• National House Building Council: UK's leading new-home warranty and standards body, working closely with home builders on building regulation compliance, warranty provision, and consumer protection. NHBC's Builder Profile and standards work parallels HBF's HBF Star Rating Scheme, addressing overlapping builder quality and customer satisfaction agendas.
• Construction Industry Training Board: Statutory training board for the UK construction industry and an existing strategic partner of HBF on apprenticeship support, short courses, and skills programmes. It is a direct peer in skills, training, and workforce development for home builders.
• Building Engineering Services Association: UK trade association for building engineering services and an existing HBF partner offering members access to fully-funded heat pump and network courses. It is a peer-level trade body whose members (M&E contractors) work directly with HBF's home builder members on technical delivery.
• Future Homes Hub: Industry collaboration hub on net-zero and future homes standards, of which HBF is a key member via the BNG Implementation Board. It is a peer-level cross-industry body influencing the same planning and sustainability policy agenda central to HBF's work.

Broad incumbents

• Chartered Institute of Building: UK chartered body for construction management and building professionals. While broader than HBF (it covers all construction, not just home building), it shares the remit of professional standards, technical guidance, and industry advocacy relevant to HBF members and technical committees.
• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors: Global professional body for surveying and real estate professionals that interacts with house builders on land, valuation, and planning matters. Many RICS professionals are HBF Associate members (e.g., surveyors, valuers), making RICS a relevant peer in HBF's wider ecosystem.
• Propertymark: UK professional body for property agents, including estate agents and conveyancers — categories that overlap with HBF's Associate membership base. It is a broader property-sector peer relevant to HBF's downstream ecosystem rather than direct home-building competition.

Regional players

• Structural Timber Association: UK trade body representing the timber frame and structural timber industry supplying home builders. While narrower in scope than HBF, it engages on the same technical standards, building regulations, and sustainability agendas relevant to HBF's technical committees.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/homebuildersfederation

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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