Self Build - Hopefully!!!

My thoughts are we can release about £70k equity in our house, possibly £75k, we have a bit of savings as well that we can use. I would like to use this to purchase the land and have roughly a 10% contingency, then get a self build mortgage of around £200k
If you are going to plan budget of £275k then I can almost guarantee it will cost over £300k by the time you have finished. Have you looked at what is available ready built in that budget in your desired area. Any figures you have got from the internet may be unrealistic in your location with the problems of materials prices rising that Brexit seem to be causing.
 
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That is NOT self build. That is self MANAGED....... there is a difference

Not really.

Self builders will still need electricians, plasterers, plumbers etc etc.


Say you want a central heating boiler....you need first fix electrics and plumbing, but usually that wall would be plastered before the boiler is hooked up.

To get that done and scheduled in quickly you need contacts, you need tradesmen that work together.
 
One person can be competent at all those trades,

I've worked with many many self builders, in virtually every case projects have run over time and over budget due to lack of experience.

And whilst self builder can be competent at many trades almost all are not.


I find it rather unlikely a self builder can be competent at plumbing and electrics.
 
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I've worked with many many self builders, in virtually every case projects have run over time and over budget due to lack of experience.
It happens to a lot of professionals also. Even with firm quotations you will get builders asking for more money:(
 

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