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Exciting news for self build groups!
Just announced at LILAC where Mark Prisk and Kevin McCloud are visiting the site... the government is going to widen out the Community Right to Build fund to include ANY self build group.
Details to follow, but essentially it means that this £14 million fund will be made available to self build groups to fund their startup costs. ...
LEGACY CORPORATION EXPLORES ‘CUSTOM BUILD’ HOMES ON QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK
Future residents of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park might be able to design their new home if home buyers are keen on the idea.
Custom Build homes are one of the innovative forms of development that the London Legacy Development Corporation is considering as part of its diverse housing offer on the Park.
The Legacy...
Itching to get going with a group self build project but not quite sure where to start? These courses could be just what you need!
In July, a group of members met to discuss the scheme Bristol CLT are bringing forward on a site in Fishponds. Since then, work has been done to respond to members comments and suggestions and a new layout has been developed. At this meeting, we’d like to explore with members what appetite there is for completing the work to the homes on this site themselves. This could range from getting a...
In July, a group of members met to discuss the scheme Bristol CLT are bringing forward on a site in Fishponds. Since then, work has been done to respond to members comments and suggestions and a new layout has been developed. At this meeting, we’d like to explore with members what appetite there is for completing the work to the homes on this site themselves. This could range from getting a...
The Housing Minister Grant Shapps revealed details of the much-anticipated £30million Custom Build Investment Fund (formerly known as the ‘Revolving Fund’). This fund offers short-term loans to community groups, builders and other small organisations looking to start self-build projects.
The Custom Build Investment fund is designed to offer people the money they need to lay the foundations...
Amazing announcement by Housing Minister Grant Shapps yesterday while he visited the large self build scheme in Almere in Holland today, with delegation from Uk. He announced while walking around a wonderfully quirky self build that he is going to push for no 'Community Infrastructure Levy' (CIL) for self build projects, this is a fairly hefty saving depending on which local authority area you...
This week ( Programme 27) on SelfBuilder TV they visit two community self-build groups, one in Bristol, the other in Notts. See how building around other selfbuilders can save money and optionally be a lifestyle choice.
Go to: Selfbuilder TV, and choose 'Programme 27'
An influential group of MPs has called for a massive expansion of self-build housing in the UK, and has recommended that a new fund be established to help local authorities initiate a number of innovative large scale self-build communities.
In the report published today, 7 May 2012, the Communities and Local Government Select Committee gave its full support to self-build as a key means of...
At a national launch event in 10 Downing Street, Grant Shapps was joined by celebrity building experts including Grand Designs guru Kevin McCloud and TV builder and handyman Tommy Walsh.
The centrepiece of the new support package is the launch of a new website portal – www.selfbuildportal.org.uk - which offers independent advice to self builders on all the issues they need to consider when...
To be held at the Sallis Benney Theatre, University of Brighton, Grand Parade Building, Brighton, BN2 0JY (9.45 to 5pm)
Go to the Brighton Permaculture Website for more info:
Speakers:
It's Easy Being Green: Duncan Baker-Brown from BBM sustainable design in Lewes.
Duncan believes that green design does not have to be more expensive than the norm. He will look at what that...
The National Self Build Association (NaSBA) held the first planning workshop in Newton Abbott focused on how self build schemes could be supported by local authorities.
Representatives from 10 local authorities including Teignbridge District Council, Plymouth CIty Council, Cornwall Council attended the day workshop. Ted Stevens the Chair of NaSBA provided an overview of self build, and...
The Government on the 21st November 2011 published its housing strategy which sets out the Government's policy on growth of the housing market.
The great news is that self build, or...'Custom Build' as the new term for it, has been included in the strategy as a recognised method for meeting housing need in the England. The National Self Build Association (NaSBA) has been raising the profile...
The Government on the 21st November 2011 published its housing strategy which sets out the Government's policy on growth of the housing market.
The great news is that self build, or...'Custom Build' as the new term for it, has been included in the strategy as a recognised method for meeting housing need in the England. The National Self Build Association (NaSBA) has been raising the profile...
The National Selfbuild and Renovation Centre in Swindon will be holding their 6th year of selfbuild and renovation workshops this month.
In attendance will be a number of experts including those from Buildstore Finance, Land finding and Material Purchasing specialists as well as experienced architects, project management experts, planners, building control, eco technologies and...
Part of a new experimental housing scheme coming to Hemel Hempstead will be given over to those wanting to build their own houses.
The Housing and Communities Agency (HCA) has earmarked a site off Cherry Trees Lane to trial a ‘build now, pay later’ housing scheme with planning consent in place for 372 homes. An unconfirmed number of the 372 plots will be set aside for self builders, with the...
The Scottish Self-build Forum are hosting a one-day workshop on how to increase the number of people building their own home, in Edinburgh on Wednesday 21st September. The day will explore the opportunities for a more accessible self build sector throughout Scotland, to help boost local economies and provide better, more affordable (and we hope more carbon neutral!) homes. The event is free...
More land and finance must be made available to support group self build projects, says a new report to the Government.
The National Self Build Association and other industry experts working with government officials have come up with an action plan to support the self build industry.
The report ‘An Action Plan to promote the growth of self build housing in the UK’ was prompted by a request from...
Serial self-builder Kevin Hancock waited 15 years before embarking on his most ambitious project to date, a major extension to a Georgian farmhouse to sustain his extended family. It also puts many of his firm’s sustainable building solutions into practice, as James Parker reports.
Kevin Hancock has not only an academic and business interest in construction, as corporate development director at...
Lyn Armstrong, a member of the NaSBA is running an amazing competition which offers entrants the chance to win a plot of land on the Isle of Skye for the reasonable sum of £45!
Previous 'win-a-house' competitions have involved around 50,000 entry tickets which consequently lowered the chances of being the winner. However, tickets here are limited to just 2,100 with only 1,600 needed for the...
Housing Minister Grant Shapps will today call on the country’s biggest mortgage lenders to back a ‘self build revolution’ by lending more to those aspiring to build their own home.
In the letter, prepared following discussion with industry and the Building Societies Association and to be sent to key players in the mortgage market, he says that he wants to see building your own house become much...
See us in the Croissant Neuf Field, Glastonbury! We’ll be part of the Ecomotive crew. Come and find out about group self build projects and how you can find land and other people to build with. Plus have you photo taken with are stilt men and women and see them posted on our Facebook page!
The Croissant Neuf Field is a fitting location for the Ecomotive and Community Build Team. The field...
Natureplus is developing rapidly throughout Europe and Natureplus certified products can be found in all European countries. Now natureplus are delighted to announce that an agreement has been reached to significantly expand the promotion of natureplus within the UK.
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