NaCSBA) was set up by network of companies with the aim of promoting self build and custom build as a form of housing delivery that can make a significant contribution to home building in the UK. This includes some community-led housing, such as cohousing or Community Land Trusts, that lead to owner-commissioned homes.
NaCSBA brings together developers, architects, planners, financial and warranty providers, manufacturers, sel builders, community groups and local authorities to develop, share and promote best practice in self and custom build.
The Association is run by its members and is independent and operated on a not for profit basis. This gives us an objective approach that makes us an organisation that can feed into national and local government debate.
2008
Launched as National Self Build Association (NaSBA)
2009
Published a report on how increasing self building could stimulate the housing and construction sectors, and the wider economy. Read in the Library
2011
Working with government, NaCSBA published an Action Plan to promote the growth of the UK self build industry, plus a report about self build abroad. This resulted in Government’s Housing Strategy endorsing and promoting self building as a means of delivering volume housing for the first time.
2012
At the request of the Minister for Housing and Local Government, NaCSBA produces a progress report on the implementation of the Action Plan to promote the growth of self build housing
2014
NaSBA becomes NaCSBA – the National Custom & Self Build Association to reflect the new and growing custom build world sector.
2015
Digitising Custom Build campaign examines new digital tools for the sector. NaCSBA organises a summit at No. 10 Downing Street with Housing and Planning Minister Brandon Lewis.
2016
The Right to Build Legislation comes into effect in April 2016, with an ambition to create 20,000 per year by 2020. By October 2016 18,000 have signed up to the registers, as announced by then Housing Minister Gavin Barwell – click here for his video.
2017
The Right to Build Task Force, a NaCSBA initiative, is launched, and NaCSBA’s work is supported in the Housing White Paper: Fixing our Broken Housing Market. NaCSBA works with Welsh Assembly and Scottish Government.
2018
Following submissions from NaCSBA, the new National Planning Policy Framework acknowledges that Custom and Self-build housing can contribute to affordable in terms of homes delivery.