Self Build Press Report - November 2007
Home ownership is becoming increasingly difficult for large numbers of the population. It has been widely publicised that there is inadequate provision of housing to allow economic needs to be met, and many young people and families are unable to acquire a home of their own due to escalating costs. In a recently commissioned Government report on tackling the housing crisis one recommendation was to urge families to building their own homes. The report states that the UK has a lower market share of self build new housing supply compared with other northern European countries. Between 15,000 and 18,000 self build homes are being constructed in Britain annually, which is about 10% of the total build.