NEWS
Developers must sign up to New Homes Ombudsman, says consultation ...
02/Mar/2020
Government has announced that self builders will be exempt from the new Homes Ombudsman scheme, which will become a statutory duty following legislation ...
Over 1 million homes delayed in housing backlog ...
02/Mar/2020
New evidence shows that over a million homes with planning permision are yet to be built out, says the Local Government Association ...
Self build and cohousing make RTPI Planning Excellence Awards shortlist ...
24/Feb/2020
Two owner commissioned homes models have made the finals of the RTPI's Awards for Planning Excellence 2020, for schemes under 50 homes ...
New immigration plans have potential to act as a restrictor ...
24/Feb/2020
New Government thresholds for skilled workers could act as a limiting factor on construction, preventing EU nationals from working in low-paid jobs ...
Two councils reduce self build register fees following NaCSBA lobbying ...
20/Feb/2020
Wandsworth and West Lancashire councils have reduced their charges for the self build register, following lobbying by NaCSBA ...
Calderdale Council brings small sites for self build plots to ...
18/Feb/2020
Calderdale Council is marketing three small sites for custom and self build, with a deadline of 6 April for submissions of bids ...
Right to Build Task Force Director joins Custom Build Homes ...
17/Feb/2020
Mario Wolf has joined the Custom Build Homes team, bringing a new level of planning expertise to the company at a key point in this growing sector ...
10th Housing minister in 10 years sees Chris Pincher take ...
14/Feb/2020
The National Custom and Self Build Association (NaCSBA) welcomes Chris Pincher to the role of housing minister, the tenth member to hold the position in ten years. Pincher responded to ...
Jenrick boosts SME housebuilders with £1bn guarantee scheme ...
10/Feb/2020
The Government has announced a £1 billion guarantee scheme to get more small and medium sized builders operating in the market ...
Building Better report calls for level playing field for custom ...
04/Feb/2020
The Build Beautiful report has been published, calling for planning reforms that contribute to a level playing field for custom and self build ...