Having found or been offered a site to build your new home, make sure that it has (a) go planning Consent in Principle or (b) pay a visit to the local planning officer to get his advice on whether there would be any opposition to planning permission being granted. That out of the way, make sure where the services are situated as these can prove costly to bring to the site. If a septic tank is required, make certain that the subsoil can deal with the effluent disposal from the tank. Check with the Hydro Electric Board Office the likely cost of providing electricity to your site as this can, in rural areas, run into thousands of pounds.

Financing your new home is easy, as most building societies now provide funds in suitable installments during construction. See the Mortgage Advice section for more information.

The Next step after satisfying yourself that the planning authority would be prepared to consider a house on the site chosen, and the cost of servicing it are within budget, is to consult a solicitor to make a formal offer to the seller for the plot of land. It is imperative at this stage that you make your offer subject to BOTH detailed planning and Building consent being granted. There is no point ending up with a plot of land if you are not able to build on it.

Now that you have had time to browse through our web site, you may have come across a house type that you like, but does not meet your requirements 100%. This does not have to pose any problem as all our house types can be altered to suit your needs. Call in to our offices and we will be delighted to amend any house type as you want it. Alternatively, call in with your own sketches and ideas and we will put it all on paper for you, right up to submitting for planning and building consents. From this stage it is just a matter of deciding whether we build it for you or you have it in kit form for self construction. All designs would carry a Structural Design Certificate.

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