NEWS
An inquiry into The Economics of the UK Housing Market ...
01/Dec/2015
The House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs has launched an inquiry into The Economics of the UK Housing Market. The Chairman of the Committee, Lord Hollick, has outlined ...
NaCSBA advises on self build policy within Stroud’s adopted Local ...
24/Nov/2015
I’m encouraged to hear that Stroud District Council’s (SDC’s) Local Plan received approval last Thursday – complete with a minimum 2% strategic land allocation for self and custom build – ...
Update on planned custom/self build summit at No.10 ...
05/Nov/2015
An update here on our plans for an event to be attended by a selection of council leaders and senior government representatives at No.10 Downing Street. The occasion, now planned ...
Latest session with the Housing Minister: The ways forward ...
05/Nov/2015
NaCSBA Chair Michael Holmes and I visited Westminster yesterday to discuss custom and self build issues with the Housing Minister Brandon Lewis MP. In a very cordial meeting, the group ...
Inaugural meeting of new ‘group self build’ workshop ...
22/Oct/2015
Our recent inaugural meeting of a new working group focusing on ‘group self building’ saw the participants arriving at a number of objectives which they would like to achieve. Collectively, ...
Feedback from the first of our Autumn 2015 Workshops ...
16/Oct/2015
We’ve just completed the first of our five regional workshops for planning and housing officers. Collectively they’ll be attended by more than 200 people – mainly local council officers, but ...
Key address given on custom and self build at RICS ...
13/Oct/2015
I was invited to give a key address at an RICS CPD Day in Southampton last Thursday (8th Oct). The conference delivered six hours of regionally-focused CPD learning, covering three ...
Welsh architect wins Self Build on a Shoestring 2015 with ...
08/Oct/2015
Welsh architect Niall Maxwell, 44, from near Newcastle Emlyn in Carmarthenshire, has today been announced as the winner of the £5,000 top prize in the 2015 Self Build on a ...
Self Build on a Shoestring 2015 finalists shortlisted ...
05/Oct/2015
During the first round of judging our team of referees for this year’s Self Build on a Shoestring competition whittled down more than 30 entries (received from the UK and ...
NaCSBA member Cherwell District Council honoured at industry awards ceremony ...
25/Sep/2015
Congratulations to NaCSBA member Cherwell District Council which picked up the award for the NaCSBA-sponsored ‘Best Council for Self/Custom Builders’ category for the second time at the Build It Awards 2015. The ...