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Crowdfunding | Property Investment | Property Crowdfunding. New Markets | Times Realty News. UK Buy To Let Property Crowdfunding - Property Moose. Investment Examples. Send an enquiry to John Charcol. Posts | Oogstkaart. Recipro-uk.com | Free Building Materials | Recycling | Builders Surplus Supply | Construction Trade. Freegle: How it works. Freegle is a network of local groups where you can give stuff away when you want to get rid of it – but don’t want to throw it away because it still has some useful life left in it. Or if there’s something you’d like, perhaps someone has just what you need that they don’t want anymore. Unwanted items are getting reused in their communities via our locally based volunteer run groups. Everyone and any organisation are welcome to join.

It’s free to sign up, then post a message with an OFFER of something you want to get rid of, or a WANTED message for something you need. For example: You have a washing machine you’re thinking of dumping. If you need an item you can request one on the list in the same way and if someone has what you’d like they will contact you to offer it. Our aim is to keep anything usable in use for as long as possible. Freegle is completely free, so please don’t ask for or offer money. FREEly Given, Locally, Easily. Self Build Mortgages: Current Rates. Affordable Housing | Straw Bale Building. We launched our new initiative to provide Affordable Houses for Ordinary People at an evening event hosted by Terry Farrell Architects, London, in March 2014.

Below you will see our message that it is possible for a self-builder to build a 2 bedroomed house for £50,000 : Down to Earth We have been working with the amazing Kim Siu of the Down to Earth Solutions CIC, which is the social enterprise trading arm of Get Rugged a Scottish charity (SC044171). Their purpose is to facilitate network connections and learning to create choices and chances for people to meet their own housing needs through simple and natural self-build.

Fabulous! An enterprise with aims very similar to our own at Straw Works! We know that it is possible to build affordable houses RIGHT NOW that are also made from sustainable materials but they are not popular with mainstream contractors (or are they dinosaurs?). Click here to read Barbara’s report on the viability of strawbale houses for self builders. Kim & Barbara. How Much Will Your Project Cost? - Part One. A detailed budget plan will help you to assess the overall financial feasibility of your project, comparing total costs with your home’s end value — something many lenders, especially the banks, will want to see before they will release any funds. There are many factors that determine the cost of building your own home, from how much work you do yourself, to the level of professional involvement from an architect or project manager; from the shape, size and height of your design, to the quality of the fixtures and fittings you choose.

Even the region you live in affects build costs because labour prices vary across the UK. This guide will equip you with an understanding of all of the factors, enabling you to plan your self-build project and weigh up your options to get the very best out of your available budget. How Does Build Quality Affect My Costs? The quality of the specification affects only certain aspects of the total budget. Where Does the Money Go? So What Will My Project Cost? Eco house on a budget. On Joshua Penk’s 20th birthday in 2009, he poured the steps for his new home. “Building had always been on the cards for me. The plot has been in the family for quite some time,” he says. In fact, Joshua is in the third generation of his family to self build. The large, stunning plot where his home now stands is set deep in Cornish woodlands near the south coast and was bought from his grandmother in 1989.

Striving for sustainability Joshua first became inspired by sustainable building when he did work experience on an award-winning local school with his father’s design practice, ARCO2. “It was important to learn the system of building. “I knew that a single storey would be easier to keep low impact, and it was also much simpler to stick to a small budget,” says Joshua. The hands-on self builder did almost all the work himself on a shoestring budget of under £82,000, so was keen to avoid using heavy machinery and permanent scaffolding. From planning to reality Material matters Eco interiors. Funding Circle review - Peer to peer lending websites - Credit cards & loans. Running Costs and Facts. Resource Efficient Scotland SME loans / In-depth energy advice / Technology / Organisations / Home (Scotland) - Energy Saving Trust Scotland.

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