NEWS
Richard Bacon’s community-led homes adjournment debate ...
13/Mar/2020
Richard Bacon's adjournment debate pressed the case for more community-led housing, with an extension of the Community Led Housing Fund ...
‘Planning for the Future’ reaffirms government commitment to self build ...
12/Mar/2020
Following the Spring Budget, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP has announced the Government’s ambitions to reform planning in Britain with a short Planning for the Future paper, and promised a ...
NaCSBA welcomes Spring Budget ...
11/Mar/2020
Rishi Sunak's budget gave a cash boost for Corona-hit businesses and hinted at extensive planning reforms to be announced shortly ...
Ground-breaking Self Build Wales scheme launches, with ‘oven-ready’ plots and ...
03/Mar/2020
Self Build Wales has officially launched - offering a new route to plots, finance and pre-agreed designs to make self building easier. ...
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 ...