Owning your own home

When I was a student I was seriously considering buying an old van converting and living in that. I wish I had now would have saved me loads in rent.

^The A team van is still for sale, although might be gone on Sunday ;^)

A friend of mine bought a street in Newcastle in the early 90's and got change from a grand.

House boats - major shortage of residential moorings, especially on the Thames.

I took my NCTJ in Newcastle and my news patch was a bit run-down, to the point of looking abandoned. There are still streets that have more boarded-up houses than occupied ones. Quite bleak, especially with the weather.

When I was a student I was seriously considering buying an old van converting and living in that. I wish I had now would have saved me loads in rent.

Is this you?

Is that Swampy?

Yes.

Is this you?

No I'd never have a haircut like that, it's too Shoreditch, all asymmetric and all.

I didn't what to start a new thread so I thought I'd tag onto this one.

Has anyone had experience building there own home? I found a tiny piece of land which is cheap and would leave quite alot of money left to be spent on building a small but perfectly formed home?

Does the land have planning permission for something to be build on it as that does affect the price as applying for planning permission is a pain. Does the land have easy access to sewerage main water gas and electricity?

It had permission for a two story dwelling, though this expired last year. And it has access to all the aforementioned services. The only issue I am concerned about is that the land used to be someones double garage so it is very close to someone's property.

Aren't house prices a little more reasonable now? I guess it depends on where you're prepared to live

I've spent two nights in MY house now.. fuck yeah.

That is all.

if anyone is looking to buy their own place in south london, this place looks lovely.

you wouldn't have to do a thing - just move in!

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-27577340.html

Ha! Excellent decluttering.

You will have to reapply for planning permission and don't worry about living close to someone as there are lots of terraced and semi detached properties, not sure where you but you will have to take into consideration the market rate for properties in your area and find out how much it would cost to build.

when I'm older and financially solvent, I want to build my own home.
it will be a bungalow that goes underground.

I'm an apprentice (traditional, wooden) boatbuilder. When I've got a bit of cash together, I'm buying a wreck of a boat to restore and live on.

I've spent two nights in MY house now.. fuck yeah.

That is all.

congrats got any furniture yet?

If the planning permission has already been granted then it shouldn't be a problem. It would be a matter of checking the dimensions of the dwelling are suitable for you and resubmitting the application. However, it would be worth checking with the adjacent neighbour to see if they would raise any objections before doing so.

As for building your own home. Would you actually build it yourself or get someone to do it for you?

If you're doing it yourself, you're in for a long journey. Firstly a double garage will probably have a hard standing that is completely unsuitable for domestic contruction so you'll need to dig all of it up and get rid of it. Next there's foundations to lay. This is the most complicated part of any construction and needs to be done exactly right. If the council get any idea that you don't actually know how to build a house, they will be watching you like a hawk and you will often have to work to their schedule, which can be very time consuming and frustrating.

Also, don't imagine that it's that cheap. Unless you know all the building regs and so on you pretty much have to get and arcitect to do all the technical drawings and so on. Prices will ramp up pretty quickly. If you want to do this sort of thing, it can be much easier to recommision and refurbish an existing property such as a disused substation or exchange.

I've spent two nights in MY house now.. fuck yeah.

That is all.

http://www.museumoflondonprints.com/lowres/29/main/3/64884.jpg

I'm an apprentice (traditional, wooden) boatbuilder. When I've got a bit of cash together, I'm buying a wreck of a boat to restore and live on.

nice idea! where abouts are you based?
My brother's a ship-wright 'n all.
His first job was restoring the Velsheda:

@ soperriva
when I'm older and financially solvent, I want to build my own home.
it will be a bungalow that goes underground.

you are scaramanga and i claim my £5

http://www.huf-haus.com/gb/intro.html

how i'd like to roll

A friends parents are currently trying to get planning permission for a Huf-Haus on the IoM, its taken them 3 years so far. If you'd seen the shit that has been built here over the last 20 years you'd feel their pain.

nice idea! where abouts are you based?
My brother's a ship-wright 'n all.
His first job was restoring the Velsheda:

Wow, that's lovely!

I'm based in Suffolk at the moment, and I'm at the international boatbuilding training centre (IBTC) in Lowestoft.

I can't stand living away from the coasat anymore, I virtually live on the water already!