Three years on, the Hub - which has over 50 of the largest homebuilders as active members - has formed a new liaison group to focus on challenges specific to SMEs.

“While recognising that SMEs are vital to housing delivery and innovation in homebuilding, they often have less capacity and can face unique circumstances in complying with new regulations,” said Ed Lockhart, CEO of the Future Homes Hub.

“Forming this SME liaison group will give us a distinct mechanism to support SME housebuilders on the latest set of challenges around net zero and sustainability.

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Mark has been managing director of Bargate - a wholly owned subsidiary of VIVID - for three years and was one of the team’s founding members.

Speaking about his appointment, he expressed the frustrations many SMEs such as his own firm face when attempting to push through with projects.

“We have 500 skilled tradespeople working for us, and with the impact of planning obstacles, labour availability, and new Building Regulations, it costs £20,000 more to build a typical three-bedroom Bargate home than it did only five years ago,” said Mark.

“I am looking forward to chairing the Future Homes Hub’s new SME liaison group and navigating through the shared desire to deliver more beautiful, highly sustainable, energy efficient homes of the future."