25 September 2012
The newly-appointed Housing Minister, Mark Prisk MP, is calling council leaders to a summit that will showcase how local authorities can champion self build.
The high-level half day event in central London, organised by the Department for Local Government and Communities (DCLG) and Local Government Association, in conjunction with the National Self Build Association (NaSBA), will explain how local authorities in other European countries promote self build housing.
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Mr Prisk will be joined by the industry’s Self Build Champion, Kevin McCloud, together with Adri Duivesteijn, Deputy Mayor and Alderman for Urban Planning and Housing at Almere in the Netherlands, where he is responsible for managing Europe’s largest self build development.
They will also be joined by leaders from three British authorities who are already championing self build in their area and delegates will hear about the Government’s custom build homes programme and initiatives that have been launched to encourage more self build housing nationally.
Council leaders or Deputies wishing to attend the summit are invited to register here
