5 Reasons to Self Build Your Home

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Self build is an increasingly popular route to owning your home in the UK, giving homebuilders the opportunity to be involved in every part of the build process as you create your dream home. 

Whether you want to take control of every aspect, from buying the plot, design and construction, or you choose to custom build - which offers a guided, more hands-off approach - there are several reasons that make self build worthwhile. 

These are five reasons to consider building your own home.

1. You can build your dream living space

Rather than moving into a home with the dimensions and room sizes already built, self build offers you the chance to create exactly the house you want and need, depending on your lifestyle and reasons for creating a bespoke home.

2. You can save on VAT

You can claim back the standard 20% rate of VAT for labour and materials when building your own home, which can be a great financial boost at the end of your project. 

3. It’s an option for all kinds of budgets

You don’t need to have a Grand Designs budget in order to build your own home. It is completely doable to build a DIY home for under £100k which matches your dream designs. 

4. You can build to a green agenda

Building a home which is environmentally friendly, and includes energy efficient measures such as a heat pump, solar panels or underfloor heating can help you do good for the planet. Moreover, it can help to save you money on your long-term energy bills. 

5. You could net a large profit if you choose to sell

Not only is building your own home often cheaper than buying a home, but self building could make you as much as between 20-25% profit in the final value of home, in relation to your build costs. 

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