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NaCSBA launches its 2022 self-build survey

Take part if you have completed a CSB project in the last five years

By Victoria Purcell |

NaCSBA – the National Custom and Self Build Association – has launched its first annual survey of self builders.

In partnership with NaCSBA

The aim of the NaCSBA 2022 survey is to build a clearer picture of the owner-commissioned homes market. Since launching in 2008 as the National Self Build Association, the organisation has been working to make custom and self build (CSB) easier.

The UK CSB market delivers 10,000-12,000 units annually – that’s 7-10% of all new home completions, way below European counterparts like Austria, Belgium and Germany, where self-building makes up over 50% of all built homes.

The Bacon Review of 2020 and the recently published review of Self Build and Custom Housebuilding in the UK by Places for People offer valuable insights into this underrepresented market, but more data is needed.

Grand Designs Cumbrian mill self build would qualify for the NaCSBA 2022 survey

Ruth and Rob’s Grand Designs Cumbrian mill. Photo: Andy Haslam

Take the NaCSBA 2022 survey

Self-builders who have completed a project in the last five years are being urged to take part. The information gathered will be presented as part of a report on the UK CSB sector, due to be published in the summer. The report will be free to NaCSBA members.

The survey should take around 10 minutes and all responses will remain confidential. As an incentive to fill in the survey, five respondents, chosen at random, will be sent a £100 John Lewis voucher.

Follow this link to complete the NaCSBA 2022 survey

NaCSBA – the National Custom and Self Build Association – has launched its first annual survey of self builders.

In partnership with NaCSBA

The aim of the NaCSBA 2022 survey is to build a clearer picture of the owner-commissioned homes market. Since launching in 2008 as the National Self Build Association, the organisation has been working to make custom and self build (CSB) easier.

The UK CSB market delivers 10,000-12,000 units annually – that’s 7-10% of all new home completions, way below European counterparts like Austria, Belgium and Germany, where self-building makes up over 50% of all built homes.

The Bacon Review of 2020 and the recently published review of Self Build and Custom Housebuilding in the UK by Places for People offer valuable insights into this underrepresented market, but more data is needed.

Grand Designs Cumbrian mill self build would qualify for the NaCSBA 2022 survey

Ruth and Rob’s Grand Designs Cumbrian mill. Photo: Andy Haslam

Take the NaCSBA 2022 survey

Self-builders who have completed a project in the last five years are being urged to take part. The information gathered will be presented as part of a report on the UK CSB sector, due to be published in the summer. The report will be free to NaCSBA members.

The survey should take around 10 minutes and all responses will remain confidential. As an incentive to fill in the survey, five respondents, chosen at random, will be sent a £100 John Lewis voucher.

Follow this link to complete the NaCSBA 2022 survey

Image: Self builds like Georgie & Greg’s barn conversion can be more affordable than buying. Photo: Jeffferson Smith

Developments in the CSB sector

Every year on 30 October 2022, NaCSBA celebrates Right to Build Day – the date that local authorities in England must demonstrate they have provided sufficient self-build plots to meet demand.

On Right to Build Day 2021, NaCSBA noted a number of significant developments for the CSB sector. Most notable was the Self and Custom Build Action Plan, published in April 2021, where the government stated its commitment to ‘increasing the number of self and custom-build homes in this country, and to establish it as a mainstream option’.

The financial barrier to self-build is being addressed through the Self and Custom Build Action Plan , which includes plans to address access to self-build mortgages. Plus, the Help to Build loan scheme has now launched.

Plus, the government has made efforts to improve access to land with the Brownfield Land Release Fund, announced as part of the 2020 Spending Review.

For more on developments in the CSB sector, read: Right to Build Day 2021 marks significant year for self build.

Follow this link to complete the NaCSBA 2022 survey

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