National Custom and Self Build Association Press Releases

NaCSBA latest releases

25 November 2020 – Help to Build set to transform custom and self build in 2021

11 September 2020 – Housing Diversification – New Housing Diversification group calls for substantive government action

6 August 2020 – Planning for the Future planning reform consultation supports custom build and self build

21 January 2020 – Right to Build registers and local authority dirty tricks to limit people from signing up

30 October 2019 – Right to Build Day tracks local authority activity around Custom and Self Build plot provision

25 October 2019 – FMB Survey links Custom and Self Build to SME house builders

15 August 2019 – NaCSBA launches its 2019 Self and Custom Build VAT Survey to assess market size

Press Enquiries

Duncan Hayes,
Marketing and Communications for NaCSBA, the Right to Build Portal and the Right to Build Task Force.

Contact by email. Call 0771 400 4257

Right to Build Task Force latest releases

30 October 2020 – Right to Build Task Force launches new Custom and Self Build Planning Guidance

25 October 2019 – Analysis of Custom and Self Build provision in all English local authority plans

NaCSBA Campaigns

Beyond official news releases, NaCSBA runs a range of campaigns, details of which can be found on our campaigns pages. These are focused around giving more people the opportunity to create a home through Self or Custom Building.

Right to Build Day – assessing planning authority around the first close of a base period for the Right to Build

Help to Build – an alternative to the Help to Buy equity loan that supports the new-build market

Right to Build Portal – connecting the public with their local Right to Build registers

Right to Build Policy Commission – improving the situation for the sector around land, planning and finance

Right to Build Toolkit – the home of the Right to Build Task Force, sharing best practice and guidance for professionals

Right to Build Task Force – a NaCSBA initiative supporting stakeholders to deliver more Custom and Self Build

National Custom and Self Build Week – a focal point for a range of activity and publicity

Research and Development – working with the sector for further growth.

Official responses and consultations

NaCSBA frequently responds to call for evidence in consultations and feeds its expertise into national and local debates. These are available to members in the Library area, but a summary of recent activity is shown here.

Redress for Purchases of New Build Homes and the New Homes Ombudsman Technical Consultation

NaCSBS’s written response in August 2019 sets out our argument that properties that meet the definition of self build, as set out in the Housing and Planning Act 2016, should be outside the scope of the New Homes Ombudsman Scheme.

Public Accounts Committee – Help to Buy Progress Review

NaCSBA CEO’s evidence to the Public Accounts Committee made the case for a version of the Help to Buy scheme for the custom and self build sector – called Help to Build.

Andrew Baddeley-Chappell’s address, House of Commons Reception

NaCSBA CEO’s speech to Gold Corporate Members and leading politicians at its May 2019 House of Commons Reception for National Custom and Self Build Week, setting out sector successes and barriers to growth

NaCSBA’s response to the 2018 NPPF Consultation

NaCSBA sets out the argument for improvements to the draft National Planning Policy Framework consultation, offering guidance for Custom and Self Build.

NaCSBA’s response to the draft Planning Policy Wales: Edition 10

The Edition 10 of Planning Policy Wales consultation requested input from a range of stakeholders. NaCSBA was keen to respond to ensure that the policy included provision for Custom and Self-build housing, as Wales has not adopted the Right to Build Legislation,