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Managing your Budget and
Securing Finance for Self Build
Agenda
  The Basics
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Establishing your Budget
Key Elements to Consider
Budget Management
  Funding your Graven Hill Self Build
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Funding Options
Types of Stage Payment Mortgages
Understanding Lenders Borrowing Requirements
  Questions
Establishing your Budget
Total amount available to spend on project overall
 
Own Funds
 
Assets
 
Borrowing
Key Elements to Consider
Cost of Land – Purchase price and
associated costs
Build costs – Materials and Labour
These need to be planned out down to the
smallest detail.
And, don’t forget the hidden costs!
Budget Management
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Land/project purchase
Build programme – system type
Purchase terms
Invoice timings
Credit terms available
Unexpected expenses
Ongoing living costs
It’s vital that cashflow is matched to each project stage – to ensure
adequate funding available throughout project.
Funding Options
  Cash
  Self Build Mortgage
!  Released in stages
!  Payments for land and build
  Raising funds on other assets
!  Typically using equity in an existing
property
Self Build Mortgage Types
Two types of self build mortgages – Defined by WHEN you get the
funds for each stage
Traditional Stage Payments
 
 
 
Up to 85%* of the cost of plot
Up to 85%* of the cost of build
Money in agreed stage payments subject to valuation, in arrears
Advance Stage Payments (Accelerator)
 
 
 
 
 
Created by BuildStore
Up to 85% of the cost of plot
Up to 85% of the cost of build
Money in guaranteed advance stage payments
Ability to stay in current home as you build
Accelerator eases the pressure of cashflow during the building projects. Building systems, such as
Timber Frame / SIPS/ ICF etc. are now more widely available as choices for Self Builders because
Accelerator provides the “up front” funds needed to pay deposits and indeed the cost of these systems,
normally required pre delivery to site
* Higher lending percentages
exclusive to BuildStore
What Can Self Build Mortgages be used
For
Custom Build
Shell Scheme
Serviced Plots
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Funding for all three options available
on a stage payment basis
for both
Shared Ownership and Open Market Purchase
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Lending available of up to 85% of the purchase of plot/shell/property, and
85% of costs to complete the property for Open Market
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Lending available of up to 85% of Share of purchase of plot/shell/property,
and 85% of Share of costs to complete the property for shared Ownership.
Understanding Lender Borrowing
Requirements
Affordability Considerations
 
 
 
Income
Outgoings
Life Style expenditure
Complex Lending Criteria
 
 
 
 
Construction Types
Lending limits
Stage Payments
Timings
It’s a specialist industry, and you should always arrange your selfbuild borrowing through an expert, whole of market adviser, such as
BuildStore Any Questions?
Raymond Connor & Rachel Pyne