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News
RUSS granted planning for training Hub and Self Build housing
Rural Urban Synthesis Society (RUSS) has been awarded planning permission for its community-led housing custom build scheme....
Task Force announces work with London Older Lesbian Cohousing
The Right to Build Task Force is advising London Older Lesbian Cohousing (LOLC), the Task Force's first official work with community-led housing group.
Dover Community-led Housing, Custom and Self Build Conference
Dover City Council is running a Community-led Housing and Self Build conference on 28 June, bringing together local people wishing to create their own home through the Right to ....
Check your Right to Build register status following GDPR
With GDPR now in effect, check with your local councils to ensure you've not been removed from your local Right to Build registers.
Be inspired with a visit to a show home
Get inspired with a visit to a dedicated show home for an insight into what can be achieved with Self Build, starting with the newly refitted Milchester by Potton, in Cambridges....
Case Studies
Top tips
Need-a-Plot
If you are keen to get your self build underway the first thing to do is to highlight that you are looking for a building plot. 'Need-a-Plot noticeboards' have been placed on the map below by people who are actively LOOKING FOR LAND. And, if YOU Need-a-Plot, then you can place one too! - enabling thousands of people to see what sort of plot you're looking for and where you'd like it.
Its also a great way of people teaming up to buy larger sites that can be split into individual plots. It's free - so give it a go! To find out what's involved click here »
Do you have land for sale?
You might not Need-a-Plot but instead have a building plot for sale - the noticeboards on the map have been placed by people who might need exactly what you have. If you have land for sale, scour the map below to see if there is a need for land matching what you hold. Once you find a suitable match, simply click on the noticeboard, make contact and offer up!
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