Custom Build

Jenrick approves mayors London Plan after year’s delay ...

23/Feb/2021

London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s plan for the city has finally been approved by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick after nearly a year of delays. Jenrick had ordered 11 changes to be ...

Chief Planners newsletter flags contribution of custom and self build ...

11/Feb/2021

In her most recent Planning Newsletter, Chief Planner Joanna Averley stressed the role that custom and self build has in securing greater housing diversity, and its contribution to empowering people ...

Dissertation: how local authority practice can support housing diversity ...

26/Jan/2021

A new dissertation reviews how local authority practice can support housing diversity, including custom and self build and community led housing ...

Right to Regenerate could force councils to bring land to ...

18/Jan/2021

Councils could be forced to sell public sector land and buildings in a new Right to Regenerate, as announced by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick. The new scheme will “cut red ...

Reverse charge VAT looms, despite further calls to scrap the ...

17/Jan/2021

has been delayed until 1 October 2020, giving the construction SMEs more time to prepare for the change ...

Newton Abbot custom and self build tender – final call ...

15/Jan/2021

Teignbridge District Council is calls for bids from developers and enablers to bring on permissioned custom and self build site in Newton Abbot ...

New fund for custom build on brownfield sites announced ...

07/Jan/2021

New Brownfield Release Fund offers route to serviced plots for custom and sefl build, as well as estate regeneration and the release of public sector land ...

igloo’s custom build vision scoops joint first prize in government’s ...

23/Dec/2020

Igloo Regeneration's +Home custom build concept is a joint winner, along with Connector Housing, in the government's Homes of 2030 competition ...

Richard Bacon MP guests on Have We Got Planning News ...

07/Dec/2020

Self build champion Richard Bacon MP guests on Have We Got Planning News For You, watch live on or catch up after on YouTube ...

Community Land Trusts growing significantly, finds first ever sector report ...

26/Nov/2020

A new report has found that Community Land Trusts are growing significantly in England and Wales, providing a viable route to affordable homes ...