Building industry organisations Archives

Landbanking by financial speculators and not developers threatens build out rate, say Letwin

01 Jul 2018

Sir Oliver Letwin has issued a draft analysis of his review into build-out reviews and landbanking, following his interim report in spring. Specifically the remit was to “explain the significant […]

LocalGov’s Housing Advisers Programme opens for funding bids

05 Jun 2018

The Housing Advisers Programme, an innovative scheme set up by the Local Government Association to help councils overcome housing challenges in their local areas, has opened for funding bids. Last […]

Right to Build Task Force engages with London Older Lesbian Cohousing

28 May 2018

The Right to Build Task Force is advising London Older Lesbian Cohousing, work that it hopes will pave the way for it to advise a far great range of community-led housing projects.

Custom and Self Build Expo, Glasgow shares Scottish custom build initiatives

22 May 2018

The Right to Build Expo Glasgow will bring together leading experts and advisors in the world of Custom and Self-build to provide a snapshot of the current picture in Scotland.

Latest State of Trade Survey strikes positive note for SME construction firms with five years of growth

18 May 2018

The Federation of Master Builder’s latest State of Trade Survey proves positive for small and medium-sized (SME) construction firms, despite recent rises in material prices.

Raynsford Review slams planning as being out of touch with people’s lives

16 May 2018

The former housing and planning minister and TCPA president Nick Raynsford has slammed the planning system as failing outright in the recently published Interim Report of the Raynsford Review: Planning […]

Pilot community land auctions says Resolution Foundation’s Intergenerational Commission

15 May 2018

The Resolution Foundation has published its much anticipated Intergenerational Commission, exploring the assumption that each generation will do better than the one before it. Following two years of research, its […]

Facit Homes honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for innovative on-site build model

08 May 2018

Facit Homes has been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for its innovative approach to housing design and manufacturing

From NIMBY to YIMBY – why our planning system needs to change

03 May 2018

Create Streets has published a comprehensive paper, From NIMBY to YIMBY: How to win votes by building more homes. In the paper, Nicholas Boys Smith Founding Director of Create Streets, […]

NaCSBA responds to the NPPF: serviced plots can help large sites build out more quickly

07 Mar 2018

NaCSBA responds to the draft revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) saying that serviced plots can help large sites build out more quickly