NEWS

UK’s first plot shop is open for business ...

13/Jun/2017

During NaCSBA’s study trips to The Netherlands, Germany and further afield, one of the things that stood out as a huge benefit to self and custom builders is the availability ...

Right to Build: The great debate ...

13/Jun/2017

Self build celebrities Kevin McCloud and Charlie Luxton, along with Graven Hill’s Karen Curtin, drew in a strong crowd of over 250 visitors at Grand Designs Live to listen a ...

Task force announces first organisation to receive support ...

29/Mar/2017

Buckinghamshire Advantage has been announced as the first organisation to receive support from the National Custom and Self Build Associations (NaCSBA) newly implemented Right to Build Task Force. The expert ...

Month in view: February ...

28/Feb/2017

February has been a huge month for NaCSBA and the self and custom build sector. Not only have we seen the launch of the Task Force, but both NaCSBA and ...

Garden Cities Alliance ...

28/Feb/2017

On February 22nd, NaCSBA recently the Garden Cities Alliance event in Letchworth Garden City. Keynote speeches were from Richard Bacon MP and from Lord Matthew Taylor of Goss Moor who ...

NaCSBA Task Force Update ...

28/Feb/2017

The Right to Build Task Force held its first Board meeting this month,with senior Board Membership from RICS, RTPI, NHF and GLA in attendance, amongst others. Richard Bacon MP, who ...

Scottish Working Group Update ...

28/Feb/2017

NaCSBA’s Scottish Working Group, led by Angela Doran (NaCSBA’s Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Executive Committee Member) has held its second meeting to discuss the unique Scottish self and custom ...

Right to Build Expert Task Force launched ...

10/Feb/2017

Today, Friday 10th February, NaCSBA has announced the launch of the new Right to Build Expert Task Force. The Task Force will help Local Authorities, community groups and other organisations ...

DCLG grant for Teignbridge Council ...

27/Jan/2017

Teignbridge Council has been awarded 581,303 from the national Community Housing Fund. The local authority was awarded a slice of DCLGs 60M fund to work more closely with communities across ...

Sajid Javid visits self and custom builds in Europe ...

17/Jan/2017

Communities Secretary Sajid Javid started 2017 with a visit to Germany and the Netherlands to research European housing models and uncover how they might be used in the UK he ...