Self-build survey seeking respondents
AN appeal has gone out, to people who have had experience of building and renovating their own homes, to help shape future policy. The UK-wide…
Category: Self-build
Edinburgh council issues registration invite to self-builders
PROSPECTIVE self-builders in Edinburgh are being invited to register their interest in building their own homes with the local authority, as part of a fact-finding…
Passivhaus Awards shortlisting for Stirlingshire self-build
A LAUDED self-build house in Scotland has been shortlisted in an awards competition celebrating the exacting energy efficiency standard, Passivhaus (here). Says the Passivhaus Trust,…
Self-build loan fund relaunched by Scottish Government
ASPIRING house self-builders are once again able to access a loan from the Scottish Government to make their dreams come true. The government has re-opened…
Interest increases in self and custom-build plots in England
OVER 12,000 individuals – in England, alone – have registered an interest in self and custom-build housing. According to the Westminster Department for Levelling up…
Survey of self-builders launched
MEMBERS of the general public who have built (or commissioned the building of) their own home are being invited to share their experiences. The national,…
Loan fund launched to help self-builders in England
PEOPLE wanting to build their own home are being offered the chance to apply to an UK government loan fund, to help them realise their…
Ministerial boost for English custom and self-build housing recommendations
BETWEEN 30,000 and 40,000 homes – built by the occupants themselves (directly or by hiring in the necessary skills) – could be delivered every year,…
Self-build to be made easier in England by new funding pot
SOME £150m of funding has been made available by the Westminster Government for people in England, to help them build their own homes. Begins an…
Housing future paper welcomed by self-build body
A HOUSING strategy document imagining Scotland’s housing ecology for the next 20 years has been welcomed by an UK-wide body promoting custom and self-build housing.…