NEWS

Housebuilders key link for new 10% biodiversity net gain ...

02/Apr/2020

A new report sets out measures house builders can make to meet the proposed 10% net gain in biodiversity for all new development ...

Planning changes during the stay-at-home measures ...

31/Mar/2020

The latest updates on the situation around planning and planning offices during the Coronavirus pandemic ...

FMB calls on government to support SME house builders in ...

24/Mar/2020

The FMB has called for government to support SME house builders during the Coronavirus crisis to prevent job losses and insolvencies ...

Custom Build Summit – Event Cancelled. ...

16/Mar/2020

Homebuilding & Renovating moved the date of the Custom Build Summit to July, sharing best practice that will help unlock this new opportunity ...

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 ...