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Why custom build could be the future of housing
The UK housing market is facing a persistent challenge of too few homes being built. Meanwhile, too many of those that are delivered are failing to meet the needs of local communities and buyers. A mind-blowing 32% of people buying property on new build developments consider them to be poor quality, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Building.
Although large-scale developments continue to dominate headlines, the quiet contender of small-scale custom build housing could help address this problem. This approach – where self builders can purchase plots enabled by specialists – allows buyers to influence the design and layout of their own home, actively changing how and where they live.