Building within a budget, and managing to stick to it, has always been an important skill for self builders to have – and now more than ever with inflation, it’s vital to keep a lid on costs. The rise in interest rates and increase in materials prices and energy bills are all having a real impact right on those building their own home, and this hike is likely to continue now for some time. But that doesn’t mean self builders need to put a halt to their projects or give up altogether.