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As we went to print the country’s political landscape had changed with the Labour leadership taking a decisive step to the left. It is too early to see how self-build will sit in Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘must do list’ but it was heartening to see that housing formed a key part of his pitch to Labour members and supporters. Although his housing policy paper did not specifically mention self-build it did say that ‘housing requires a joined up policy’.
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cers and housing association develop- ment teams, to explain how they can help to facilitate the creation of more self and custom build homes. The events, which will be run through-
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out October and November, have been organised in association with councils that have been designated as vanguards by the government to pilot the forthcoming ‘Right to Build’ initiative. Each event will: •Explain the most popular approaches that councils and housing associations are taking to support potential self and custom builders
•Provide advice on how to set up a Regional
workshops for local authorities
he NaCSBA is arranging a series of free regional workshops for local authority planning and housing offi-
demand register • Illustrate cost-effective ways of resourcing local initiatives • Showcase a range of innovative projects from the UK and internationally
• Demonstrate how councils and housing associations have worked in partnership with specialist custom build developers or community organisations to support this form of housing Speakers will include the NaCSBA’s research and development team, repre- sentatives from ‘Right to Build’ vanguard councils and the Homes and Communities Agency, plus specialist custom build devel- opers and organisers of community-led self-build projects.
Speaking about policy it is pleasing to see that ahead of the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 becoming law later this year, according to the NaCSBA, councils are already taking action to help boost the opportunities for potential self-builders.
Even the GLA has created a ‘Build Your Own London Home Register’ and hopefully the remaining local authorities still to develop their self and custom build policies will soon follow suit.
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