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May/June 2016 www.sbhonline.co.uk


editor’s letter


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As we went to print, new measures to help people buy their own home and get homes built faster became law, as the Housing and Planning Act received Royal Assent. Among many other objectives, the Act will support the Government’s goal of doubling the annual number of cus- tom-built and self-built homes to 20,000 by 2020.


Key to this will be the successful implementation of local government Custom & Self Build Demand Registers,


which from 1 April were required in England by law under the Self Build & Custom Homebuilding Act.


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Royal British Legion Major Series, a demanding 5K course full of military obstacles and thick mud, to raise money for the Kids Cancer Charity. Wading through muddy streams,


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n 9 April, a large team from the people behind Selfbuilder & Homemaker took part in the


‘stench trenches’, crawling under barbed


wire, aquaplaning down a 50ft water slide and negotiating a number of other obstacles, the team completed the course with only minor scrapes and bruises. To view more pictures of the team or to


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SBH team raises just under £2,000 for charity in mud run


Speaking at the National Custom and Self Build Association (NaCSBA) 2016 Right to Build Summit, Lewis stated that more than 10,000 people build their own home each year. He hailed the new registers as another step in the Government’s push for a substantial increase in the num- ber of people building their own home each year. However, it is also inter- esting to note that in order to encourage the adoption and use of registers the NaCSBA has felt it necessary to announce its intention to form a Task Force to work with local authorities to implement the Right to Build.


I would certainly be interested to hear readers’ experience of local authority Custom & Self Build Demand Registers.


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The National Selfbuild & Renovation Show 17 - 19 June, Swindon nsbrc.co.uk


Surrey Homebuilding & Renovating Show 25 - 26 June, Esher surrey.homebuildingshow.co.uk


North East Home Expo 15 - 16 July, Middlesbrough northeasthomeexpo.co.uk


Selfbuild & Design Show 10 - 11 September, Exeter selfbuildanddesignshow.com


London Homebuilding & Renovating Show 23 - 25 September, London homebuildingshow.co.uk


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