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BuildStore’s new low-cost mortgage range

22/Feb/2024

BuildStore has launched a new range of low-cost mortgages for the self build sector, including a new product in partnership ...

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Self build boosts local economies, with beneficial local impacts

13/Feb/2024

Self build boosts local economies, with more beneficial local impacts in comparison to average housebuilding ...

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Self build registers underestimate demand by two thirds, finds NaCSBA

13/Feb/2024

Local authority self build registers underestimate demand by at least two thirds, finds new analysis by NaCSBA ...

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Two-thirds of potential self builders unaware they can borrow to

12/Feb/2024

Two-thirds of potential self builders don't realise they can borrow for land as long as planning permission is in place ...

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Consumer Duty mortgage rules benefit custom and self builders

08/Feb/2024

In July 2023 the Consumer Duty came into force, a set of new mortgage industry rules that changed the way ...

Open day for remaining five plots at Callum Park, Custom

18/Jan/2024

Don't miss an open day for Custom Build Homes' Callum Park site in Swale, Kent, with five plots remaining for ...

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Three quarters of self builders are over 55, finds consumer

12/Jan/2024

Three quarters of self builders are over 55, finds the latest NaCSBA and NSBRC survey of people engaged with a ...

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New National Planning Policy Framework supports small sites for self

03/Jan/2024

The latest revision of the National Planning Policy Framework supports the promotion of small sites for self build ...

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Potton kicks off it’s 60th year with a self build

15/Dec/2023

Potton kicks off it's 60th year with a self build open day at it's show centre, taking your through the ...

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Mayflower launches free Plot Prospector service

06/Dec/2023

Mayflower Mortgage and Finances has launched the free Plot Prospector service, supplying self builders with local plot permission data ...