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…
Category: Self-build
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.…
Right-to-build registers
IT was in response to a campaign launched in 2011, that people in England interested in the idea of building their own homes can now…
Building one’s own home most popular among people in their 50s and 60s
BUILDING one’s own home (aka self-building) is most popular among people aged in their 50s and 60s – according to research published by a leading…
Review considers Right to Build regulations in England
A SYSTEM that enables households in England to register that they are interested in developing a self-build housing plot has undergone a review by the…