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.

Whitepaper

Future Homes Standard whitepaper

What the Future Homes Standard changes, when it lands, and what your operation needs in place to be ready.

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Guide

Golden Thread guide

How to build and maintain a Golden Thread of information under the Building Safety Act, from planning to handover.

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Guide

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.

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Quick reference

NHQC quick reference

A one page quick reference to the National House Building Quality Code, for site inductions and toolbox talks.

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Timetable

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.

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Guide

AI adoption playbook

How to introduce AI into a housebuilding operation without disrupting live delivery, with a staged rollout plan.

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Guide

Cybersecurity for housebuilders

Practical cybersecurity guidance for construction and housebuilding, covering people, process and third party access.

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Whitepaper

Building Safety Levy

The Building Safety Levy explained: who pays, when, how it is calculated, and how to plan cash flow around it.

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Whitepaper

Biodiversity Gain: navigating the 2026 reforms

How the 2026 Biodiversity Net Gain reforms change land buying and site planning, and what to prepare for.

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Whitepaper

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.

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Whitepaper

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.

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Whitepaper

Construction skills crisis

The skills gap in UK housebuilding, what it means for delivery timelines, and the responses that are actually working.

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Whitepaper

State of UK housebuilding, mid 2026

A mid 2026 snapshot of UK housebuilding: volumes, headwinds, and the opportunities on the other side of them.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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