PHOTO: DAVID WHITE/FAIRFAX In a new survey 80 per cent of building industry respondents said red tape was the biggest obstacle to consenting and building delays for the construction industry.
Red tape is strangling the building industry, apprentices need to be better trained and monopolies control the cost of materials, a new survey has revealed.
A March 2019 survey by Construction Marketing Services and supported by the Registered Master Builders Federation has found that red tape was a top problem for the construction industry.
Nearly 500 responses were received from builders, tradesmen, architects. designers and draughtsmen to the survey.
Some 80 per cent of respondents said red tape was the biggest obstacle to consenting and building delays when asked about key issues facing the industry.
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