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Community Housing Fund awarded £4million funding ...

08/Feb/2021

Government has allocated £4million funding to the Community Housing Fund to support communities to bring forward a range of housing ...

New National Model Design Code sets out provision for custom ...

04/Feb/2021

Government has announced a new National Model Design Code together with other proposals that will boosts the outcome for self and custom build ...

Veterans move into self build scheme in Herefordshire ...

02/Feb/2021

A scheme providing homes and work skills for homeless veterans has been completed, allowing six veterans to move on with their lives ...

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 ...

Rigorous new energy efficiency standards launched for new build homes ...

22/Jan/2021

Government has announced rigorous new energy efficiency standards launched for new build homes, including scaled targets for anyone building this year ...

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 ...

STA publishes new guidance on SIPs – structural insulated panel ...

16/Jan/2021

The Structural Timber Association has published new guidance for stakeholders for annyone wanting to build with Structural Insulated Panels The Structural Timber Association has published new guidance for stakeholders for ...

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 ...

Coronavirus: Working safely on site for self builders and developers ...

12/Jan/2021

Anyone planning to restart a site should review NaCSBA's guidance for working safely on site during the pandemic ...