Government

Hunt announces £20m fund for community-led housing in Spring Budget ...

12/Mar/2024

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced a £20m fund for community-led housing in Spring Budget, to help unlock up to 280,000 homes ...

Planning applications follow pattern of decline, show latest data ...

07/Aug/2023

Planning applications continue decline, shows the latest data from the Department of Levelling-up, Homes and Communities ...

Homes England Strategy published sharing its five year vision ...

23/May/2023

Homes England Strategy published sharing its five year vision, with a commitment to owner commissioned homes. ...

Rachel Maclean is the sixth housing minister in 12 months ...

10/Feb/2023

Rachel Maclean MP has become the sixth Housing Minister in twelve months in the revolving door ministry ...

Major house builders call for renewal of Help to Buy ...

02/Feb/2023

Major house builders call for renewal of Help to Buy to underpin new housing in face of falling house prices ...

NaCSBA’s response to challenges around Help to Build ...

07/Dec/2022

Help to Build has been criticised in the press recently, leading NaCSBA to responde to government about its continued support for the scheme ...

Scotland extends its Self Build Loan Fund with additional £6million ...

25/Nov/2022

Scotland has extended its Self Build Loan Fund with an additional £6million funding to support people with the development costs of building ...

Rowley out and Lucy Frazer in as new housing minister ...

25/Nov/2022

Lee Rowley is out and Lucy Frazer MP in as the new housing minister, after less than two months in the job ...

NaCSBA acts against unfair self build register financial tests ...

31/Oct/2022

NaCSBA acts against unfair financial tests that some councils are using to prevent people from signing their local self build register ...

Lee Rowley latest in long list of Conservative Housing Ministers ...

03/Oct/2022

Lee Rowley is the latest in a long list of Conservative Housing Ministers, but what are his views on housing? ...