Custom build is part of the self build family, where instead of an individual doing their own Grand Design (self build), a custom developer helps an individual or group through part or all of the process, giving the customer choices along the way. It's been happening in Europe for years - custom and self build constitute up to 80% of new build homes in Austria - but in the UK it is negligible. Most such homes are done as self build and they account for less than 10% of new completions (around 10,000 new homes each year). If it's so popular abroad, why hasn't it happened here? Barriers to self and custom build have been identified by the government as land supply and procurement, access to finance, the planning process and general regulation and red tape.
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