The following report summary posted on the Self Build Portal is encouraging. The report recommendations are all for improving the landscape for self builders and it shows that even the banks see a brighter future in the sector with the right long term support. It also appears that Lloyd is leading the pack as…

In a sign that the industry is really getting the bit between its teeth, the National Self Build Association is launching National Self Build Week at the Grand Designs Exhibition, London. Big hitter Kevin McLoud and Housing Minister the Right Hon. Mark Prisk will be there to launch a debate on the first day.

If…

Following a great deal of informed discussion, it looks as though the government has come to realise that CIL, the Community Infrastructure Levy, could have spelled the death knell of custom build at the very time when government policy is to encourage it.  Accordingly Mark Prisk, the Housing Minister has announced an intention to…

If you are planning to visit the Ideal Home Show in Earl’s Court London this Spring, you’ll find that one of our lovely designs – the Solvik – has been selected to be a show house. The Show is on from Friday 15th March to Monday 1st April. The house will be constructed for…

The report issued by HB&R on self build market to end September 2012 indicates that the sector is alive and well and holding up in spite of the reported poor financial situation. It can be found at http://www.homebuilding.co.uk/press-room/market-report-q3-2012?goback=%2Egde_1848769_member_196916869 and makes uplifting reading. We hope the content inspires more people to realise…

The Prime Minister’s statements on cutting red tape in the planning process have sparked a great deal of debate and in some cases, vehement opposition. It remains to be seen whether these proposals get enacted unchanged or whether the government backpedals again under pressure from interest groups and the wider public. Will any of…

Building your custom home is set to get easier with the availability of self build plots soon to increase. Scandinavian Homes has entered into a new partnership with Urban Self Build, who do the hard work for you  by obtaining planning permission and selling serviced plots at reasonable prices. Better news still is that…

Scandinavian Homes has recently signed a deal to provide two luxury holiday homes on the north coast of Cornwall. These beautiful four bedroom luxury homes are now available for sale and will be built to the buyers’ internal specifications in time for the new…

More than half of people surveyed in 2011 by the Building Societies Association said they would like to build their own home. If you are among them and have been put off by the thought of having to design it yourself or you are simply not sure where to start, the time is right…

A contact of our related a tale of banks to us which we thought would be of use to our readers. Back in 2007 just prior to the financial crisis, a loan was agreed for a house purchase with a  high street bank. Unfortunately as the crisis took hold, the bank changed its mind…

The Homes and Communities Agency held a seminar last week outlining the government’s strategy for identifying surplus land which can be made available for new housing together with a presentation about the new enabling fund and its aims. A wide range of government departments and agencies – 21 in all – have land which…

The National Self Build Association (NaSBA) has been working with the government since 2007 to create a one-stop source of information for self builders. It’s called The Self Build Portal and was launched in a blaze of publicity on April 19th 2012, attended by well known television architects and property programme presenters. You can…

Apart from the name that is! In a report from rightproperty it seems the future is looking brighter for the self-builder, however they also say the name has been re-branded to Custom Home Build. We wonder what the National Self Build Association is to become? Check the article out at http://rightproperty.com/2012/03/15/a-nation-of-housebuilders/ and…

The public have been full of praise for the Swedish House at the Ideal Home Show which was furnished and decorated by IKEA. The cool and ingenious storage ideas have given visitors great inspiration to go straight to their nearest IKEA store. They have shown how IKEA solutions can make the most open plan…

The Swedish House cuurently on show at the Ideal Home Show is available for sale. You could own this beautiful home, highy regarded by the great majority of our show visitors. The house  is due to be deconstructed following the show and is available for shipment to anywhere in the UK. If you are…

The self -build sector makes a significant contribution to the provision of housing stock the UK . Moreover, according to reports from the National Self-Build Association, self- builders create well designed houses with a great emphasis on sustainability and energy efficiency.

It is recognised by…

Scandinavian Homes Ltd is delighted to have presented ‘The Swedish House’ at the Ideal Home Show, London (from 16th March 2012 to 1st April 2012).
One of a large range of Swedish family homes never before marketed in the UK, the house was chosen by a panel of experts from well known UK magazines.
In partnership…