A rising star from Cheltenham has been featured in a national report on housebuilding - and he was invited to discuss his work with MPs at the launch event at the House of Commons.

Charles Bond, 28, area sales manager at Bovis Homes, was celebrated in a new report from the Home Builders Federation (HBF), highlighting the diverse workforce needed to ensure the UK meets the challenge of building 300,000 homes every year.

As a result he was invited to the House of Commons to meet MPs and other housebuilding representatives to discuss the industry's future and the different employment routes, including the need to do more in schools to educate pupils on the variety of roles.

Mr Bond, who covers Gloucestershire, joined Bovis Homes in 2015 as a site sales co-ordinator, following in the footsteps of his parents who met 30 years ago while working at the firm, now part of the newly-formed Vistry Group.

"The House of Commons event was a fantastic opportunity to discuss how things can be improved in housebuilding, while acknowledging success and the opportunities there are for people to join the sector," he said.

The report - Building a Future: Opportunities in Home Building - profiles individuals across a variety of roles in the sector, illustrating that people who want to work in housebuilding have a myriad of options available to them.

Following a period of under-supply, the past six years have seen considerable progress with the delivery of new homes increasing by an unprecedented 93 per cent according to Bovis.

As a result, there has been significant growth in the number of industry entrants needed to keep pace with this development.

The report claims 750,000 jobs have been supported or sustained by the home building industry, with more than three jobs supported or sustained for every new home built.

The Rt Hon Christopher Pincher, Minister for Housing at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, said: "Building a Future: Opportunities in Home Building demonstrates why this sector is one of the most diverse and well-paid industries in the UK.

"It caters for everyone from the best and brightest graduates designing and creating the homes of the future, to school leavers starting their very first job."

If the UK was to meet the challenge of building 300,000 homes every year, this could equate to a workforce of almost one million.

Over 8,400 graduate or apprenticeship positions in a variety of roles are currently supported, from bricklaying to quantity surveying and business administration.

Stewart Baseley, HBF's executive chairman, said: "Our message is clear, let's get this country building, let's build a future and let's do it with a diverse workforce."

For more information about Vistry Group and Bovis Homes, visit www.vistrygroup.co.uk .