Reports

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A report on the UK Self Build Industry

A report on the UK Self Build Industry "Past, Present and Future"
By Barry Sutcliffe (M.D - Building & DIY.com)

March 2010


Self-organised Housing: Levers for Change

Discussion Paper for CLG
By NaSBA with input from the RICs and others

February 2010


Improving Housing Quality: Unlocking the Market

‘There is an opportunity to change the way housing is delivered and explore how to achieve the quality and quantity that have been so conspicuously lacking’

Published by CABE - the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment.

2009


RIBA: Improving Housing Quality - Unlocking the Market

There is huge potential for the market for new homes to be expanded if developers concentrate more on design quality.

2009


Selfbuild Associations - Looking back and looking forwards - The Association of Selfbuilders – some reminiscences

A history of the Association of Self Builders, by Robert Matthews, who is a regular contributor to SelfBuild and Design magazine.

09/09


Selfbuild as a Volume Housing Solution - NaSBA

Self Build as a volume housing solution, introduced by Tommy Walsh. Fully illustrated, detailed report published by the National Self Building Association.

12/1/09


NaSBA Executive Summary Report

The biggest thing holding back the expansion of the self build sector is the
availability of land.

October 2008


The Office of Fair Trading Homebuilding Market Study

This report can be downloaded at www.oft.gov.uk/homebuilding. If you would like a hard copy of the report please contact Felicity.Algate@oft.gsi.gov.uk giving the address where you would like it to be sent. Please note the annexes are only available at the above link, not in hard copy.


SELF-BUILD AS A HOUSING SOLUTION

By Valerie Bearne, Chair of Bath & District Self Build Association
This report shows how national, regional and local authorities can improve the
quality of housing, invest in communities, improve conservation and sustainability -
and increase affordable housing strategies, all at no additional cost!

FINAL VERSION JUNE 2008


Housing – Summary Report

By Valerie Bearne, Chair of Bath & District Self Build Association
1. What is self building?

2. What are the benefits of self-building?

3. What are the constraints of self-building?

4. What are the solutions?

5. What are the next steps?

MAY 2008


An Englishman's Home is his Self Built Castle

by Benjamin Richards (Published in Self Build and Design)

Architect Benjamin Richards believes that the Callcutt Review of housebuilding
may have missed a golden opportunity to promote self build in the UK.

February 2008