Mortgage News
Is self build the answer to the housing crisis?
Housing minister Grant Shapps has pledged to tackle the complex bureaucracy and obstacles that surround self-build projects, such as lack of finance, to encourage more people to build their own homes. How realistic are the plans and what are the impediments?
Tackling the issue in this week’s Market Watch are:
Stewart Baseley, executive chairman of the Home Builders Federation
Jaclyn Thorburn, of BuildStore Financial Services
Kim Rebecchi, sales and marketing director at Leeds Building Society