There are many benefits to building your own home. Arguably, one of the biggest attractions is the opportunity it provides to create an individual home tailored around your lifestyle. Self-build can also be a route to creating a home that will adapt with relative ease as your needs change and, for many, offers scope to build a low-maintenance and energy efficient property to boot.
A HOME WITH WOW FACTOR This contemporary new home replaced an unloved postwar property and features structural glazing (from IQ Glass), which fills interior spaces with natural light.
IMAGE: IQ GLASS * HOMEBUILDING & RENOVATING SELF & CUSTOM BUILD MARKET REPORT 2017
What’s more, self-builders often achieve a larger home and garden compared to buying a new home on the open market - the average self-build project is 247m2*, more than double the size of the average new-build developer home. And, as an added bonus, self-builders typically enjoy a profit of 25% on their investment*.