NEWS

Right to Build drives work stream for multi-plot sites ...

19/Sep/2019

This October marks the first Right to Build Day, when councils must demonstrate how they are fulfilling their duties under the Right to Build legislation, and NaCSBA expects the number ...

BuildLoan welcomes Hinckley & Rugby Build Society’s new Self Build ...

19/Sep/2019

A new Self Build mortgage product has been launched by Hinckley & Rugby Building Society (HRBS), available through BuildLoan to mortgage intermediaries with self-build clients. The partnership capitalises on HRBS’s ...

Self Build stays on the agenda with new cabinet ...

17/Sep/2019

The new cabinet is coming out in support of Custom and Self Build as a part of a wider route to growing housing supply in the UK ...

Scottish Planning Act requires authorities to maintain lists of aspiring ...

12/Sep/2019

The new Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 requires planning authorities to maintain a list of people wishing to Self Build ...

IEA calls for ‘lighter touch’ for self-build as part of ...

27/Aug/2019

The Institute of Economic Affairs recently published Raising the Roof, a report on solving the UK’s housing crisis, including a call for a “lighter touch” in terms of planning to facilitate ...

Kingspan’s Building Designers and Architects Event educates on timber frame ...

26/Aug/2019

Building designers, architects or architectural technicians wanting to get to grips with the finer points of designing homes to be constructed from timber frame or Structurally Insulated Panels (SIPs) should ...

Construction industry calls for delay in introduction of reverse charge ...

16/Aug/2019

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has joined wider industry calls for a delay to the VAT Domestic Reverse Charge changes, due to come into effect on 1 October 2019. ...

Shelter highlights 280,000 shortfall in homes completed, compared to permissions ...

15/Aug/2019

Shelter's data indicates a 280,000 shortfall between planning permissions granted and the number of homes built out since 2013 ...

Custom and Self Build training with the Right to Build ...

30/Jul/2019

Until 15 August, the Enabling Custom and Self Build Housing Training is half price! Brought to you by the Right to Build Task Force the training is ideal for planning, ...

Kit Malthouse’s contribution to the Self Build debate ...

26/Jul/2019

As Kit Malthouse moves on from housing, NaCSBA thanks him for championing the Custom and Self Build Sector. ...