All-party MP’s group calls for a significant growth in the self-build sector
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 addressing the housing shortfall in the UK.
New and innovative models
The report, which examines the financing of new housing supply, recommends four key areas for action, which, taken together, could go a long way to improving the current lack of available housing stock. The Select Committee specifically calls for more ‘new and innovative models’ of large scale self-build, and it cites the Committee’s recent visit to the city of Almere in the Netherlands, home to Europe’s largest self-build project, as proof of the successes that can be achieved in the area of custom build. Since the project’s inception, 800 self-build homes had been built on publicly-owned land reclaimed from the sea. The MPs said and they felt that projects like Almere highlighted the ‘huge untapped potential’ there was for innovative new self-build projects in the UK.
Chair of CLG Committee, MP Clive Betts said: “Self-build schemes could be a major new source of housing in England, but it will take substantial institutional change to realise this potential. Government, local authorities and lenders must work together to remove the barriers that currently restrict self-build and commit to getting pilot schemes underway very quickly.”
Self-Build Zone support Government’s Self Build Portal
The new online Portal which is a joint initiative between Government and the custom build housing industry is being launched at 10 Downing Street today and can be accessed at www.selfbuildportal.org.uk
The National Self Build Association (NaSBA) is a network of companies and individuals with the common aim of promoting self build (or custom build) as a form of housing delivery that can make a significant contribution to home building in the UK.
NaSBA brings together developers, architects, planners, financial and warranty providers, manufacturers, self-builders, community groups and local authorities to develop, share and promote best practice in self build. Working closely with the Government, NASBA published a detailed Action Plan to promote the growth of the UK self-build industry. The Government’s Housing Strategy, published in November 2011, has, for the first time, endorsed and promoted self-building as a means of delivering volume housing. NaSBA set up the ‘Self Build Portal’ – the industry’s first authoritative and independent guide to self-build.
Simon Middleton of Self Build Zone discusses Self Build Site Insurance for Self-Builder TV
Self-build site insurance is essential for anyone planning an extension, renovation, conversion or new build.
Self-Build Zone at National Homebuilding Show 2012
Self-Build Zone’s Simon Middleton talks about the importance of Site Insurance & Structural Warranties for people emabarking on a self-build, conversion, renovation or extension project.
Site Insurance is essential for anyone planning an extension, renovation, conversion or new build project. Self-Build Zone have several different site insurance options to protect your project during the build process, including flexible short term extendable policies as well as the traditional 2 year policy.
Self-Build Zone Director Simon Middleton, will be hosting a Masterclass at the Homebuilding & Renovating Show at the NEC on Thursday 29th March at 1pm. Simon will speak on the subject of Site Insurance and warranties: Avoiding costly self–build, extension, renovation and home improvement project insurance pitfalls plus the use of standard contracts on self-build, renovation and extension projects.
Representatives from Self-Build Zone will be on Stand K170 and available to talk through all issues on site insurance and warranties. Self-Build Zone are a leading provider of site insurance, the 10 year structural warranty, buildings insurance, technical audits, building control services, health & safety to the self build, extension and home improvement marketplace.
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