Resources
Guides, references and whitepapers for UK housebuilders.
Free to download. No form, no sign up. Written by the Ubrix team and refreshed as the rules change.
Future Homes Standard whitepaper
What the Future Homes Standard changes, when it lands, and what your operation needs in place to be ready.
Golden Thread guide
How to build and maintain a Golden Thread of information under the Building Safety Act, from planning to handover.
NHQC V1 to V2 guide
A section by section walkthrough of the changes between NHQC V1 and V2, with practical notes for site and aftercare teams.
NHQC quick reference
A one page quick reference to the National House Building Quality Code, for site inductions and toolbox talks.
Awaab's Law phase timetable
Phase by phase timetable for Awaab's Law duties, with key dates and the response windows landlords need to hit.
AI adoption playbook
How to introduce AI into a housebuilding operation without disrupting live delivery, with a staged rollout plan.
Cybersecurity for housebuilders
Practical cybersecurity guidance for construction and housebuilding, covering people, process and third party access.
Building Safety Levy
The Building Safety Levy explained: who pays, when, how it is calculated, and how to plan cash flow around it.
Biodiversity Gain: navigating the 2026 reforms
How the 2026 Biodiversity Net Gain reforms change land buying and site planning, and what to prepare for.
Land buying and the new planning era
How land buying should shift under the new planning regime, with a due diligence checklist for early stage sites.
MMC: an honest assessment
An honest look at Modern Methods of Construction: where it works, where it does not, and how to make the business case.
Construction skills crisis
The skills gap in UK housebuilding, what it means for delivery timelines, and the responses that are actually working.
State of UK housebuilding, mid 2026
A mid 2026 snapshot of UK housebuilding: volumes, headwinds, and the opportunities on the other side of them.
Video Housing AI and Ubrix: the cost of standing still in UK housing
A conversation on where UK housing is losing time and money to legacy systems, and what a modern stack changes.
Video Is new tech worth the headache? What housing teams need to consider in 2026
A candid look at the effort and payoff of adopting new tech in a housing operation, and how to de-risk it.
Video Does the future of sustainable construction lie in the past? Ubrix Sessions with Nigel Copsey
Nigel Copsey on lime, breathability and the traditional techniques that still outperform on retrofit and repair.
Video Ubrix Sessions: from data to decisions, mapping the future of housing
How housing providers can turn their operational data into decisions that move the numbers, not just the reports.
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