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Gracias for the words for encouragement. Nothing too crazy, 3000 sq ft, 5 bedrooms, three floors, square building. At this point everything depends on if/when/for how much I sell my current house. While the house is going to market now, I am trying to soak in as much info as possible. BTW going to the The National Self Build & Renovation Show next week to get insight as well. Any members here will be there on Sunday? Thanks for the tip!

Cool, thanks! Very helpful. Any members from Middlesex/Hillingdon want to share their builder's contacts? PS - good startup idea - online platform to tender a project ?

Thanks everybody I guess i would have to be coming back here frequently to consult. Any suggestions on finding a reliable builder? From my experience, PMs or architects tend to bring to the tables guys they like to work with but not necessarily for reasons that are good for the client. Is there a good resource to find local builders?

Hi Everybody! My first post here ? I am planning a self build, for the first time. I've been involved on the financial side of some very high end builds before (all over the world really). But never build anything for myself. As the saying goes - the cobbler's children are the worst shod. I am looking for a plot currently, which I am planning to buy with equity of my current house and mortgage construction. The way I modelled it, I would have to be dead on budget to pull it off. Reading this immensely helpful forum, it looks like a decent spec house all-in cost of £180-200 psf is not out of the question. I could make it work at £180. This being my first house and having no room for any major screw ups, I think it would be great to have somebody managing the project at least from the point of view of reviewing all cost and progress. I have not been enough on the form to see if this is something customary here but is there is any kind of referral network here? I'd love to work with somebody who other members here can vouch for. I am in Middlesex. If all goes well with the sale of my house, I hope this is one of many posts here.....