A pioneering project in Cornwall is laying the foundations for a revolution in the way British homes are bought and built
Building your own home is a bit like making a cake – you either start from scratch or use a ready-made mix. “The customer gets to design the cake, but then gives it to a chef to cook it,” says Chris Brown, executive chairman of custom build developer igloo Regeneration. This analogy neatly sums up the difference between self-build and “custom build”.
For the 53% of Brits who want to design their dream home (so says Ipsos Mori), but find the process of building it from the ground up too daunting, specialist developers offer serviced plots with a menu of different house designs from which to choose. This means buyers work with a designer on the look, size, layout and features of the house, but without the hassle of finding land, getting planning permission and hiring reputable architects and builders. Buyers can save on build costs and don’t pay stamp duty, except on land worth more than £150,000.
May 14, 2017 at 12:02PM
from Julia Kollewe
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