The Right to Build Expo London: Unlocking the potential of Custom and Self-Build housing took place on 10 May and NaCSBA members can attend for free! Taking place at ExCel in the Docklands, visitors also get free access to Grand Designs Live with their ticket.
For those unfamiliar with them, the Right to Build Expos are a fantastic opportunity to get up to date with the Right to Build and the local picture, with presentations from NaCSBA, the Right to Build Task Force and local professionals working to bring on homes.
Brought to you in partnership by the Right-to-Build Task Force, NaCSBA and Wood for Good, the Expos provide insight and examples of best practice, with plenty of networking opportunities to grow your own practice.
Attendees typically include a range of planners, housing teams, developer, landowners, community groups, financiers and more from the world of Self and Custom Build and Community-led groups.
And the Expos come with excellent endorsement, as ex Housing Minister Alok Sharma (below) commented, saying they are “…a fantastic demonstration of government and industry working together to help this sector go from strength to strength.”
The Expos are also extremely useful for local authorities to attend as they work to provision sufficient serviced plots to meet the demand on their local Right To Build register. This is vital as there are now 33,000 people signed up to the registers, as revealed by a Freedom of Information request by NaCSBA in October 2017.
London Expo itinerary
The Right to Build Expo, London, is split into a range of sessions:
- The Custom & Self-Build sector and the work of the Right to Build Task Force;
- Why you should support Custom and Self Build housing;
- An international dimension (Amsterdam);
- Financial considerations;
- Planning and design considerations;
- The Right to Build and Opportunities for London; and
- Kick-Starting your Right to Build project.
To date speakers include*:
Piers Taylor of Invisible Studio, Architect and broadcaster
Michael Holmes, NaCSBA Chair
Mario Wolf, Task Force Director,
Chris Brown, Executive Chairman and Founder, Igloo Regeneration
Peoples’ Empowerment Alliance for Custom House (PEACH)
BuildStore and Virgin Money
Marije Raap, Self-build Delivery Project Manager, Amsterdam City Council
Paul Maddock, Senior Associate, Senior Architect at HTA Design LLP
Patrick Devlin, Partner, Pollard Thomas Edwards
Levent Kerimol, Project Director of London Community-Led Housing Hub
Learnings from the Hafer Road project (Adam Street)
Learnings from Rural Urban Synthesis Society (RUSS)
While focused on the industry, the day is open to everyone, and the Right to Build Task Force encourages community-led and cohousing groups to attend.
The Expos are a series of regional events, and you can find out some of the learning points from the other Right to Build Expos:
Right to Build Expo Exeter – learning points from keynote speakers.
https://www.nacsba.org.uk/news/2018/03/26/right-build-expo-exeter-key-notes-key-note-speakers/
News of Buckinghamshire Advantages potential for custom build plots in Custom Build Strategy.
Buckinghamshire Advantage announces 165 custom build plots at Aylesbury Woodlands
The event is at ExCel, Royal Victoria Dock in London, on 10 May 2018. Tickets are available from Eventbrite and cost £40, or £20 for local authorities. Wood for Good supporters, current NaCSBA members (but not Self Build Portal users) and registered/established community groups qualify for free entry.
*Speakers are subject to change.
