Catman wrote:

On 09/01/2011 13:42, Steve Firth wrote:
John wrote:

If it comes up almost as cheap as buying somwehere older and doing it
up, I'd maybe prefer it.

It will cost more than you think and far more than any armchair pundit
imagines.

This is good as a rule of thumb guide:

http://www.potton.co.uk/self-build/case-studies

By the time I've finished, a five bedroom house build with four
bathrooms and five reception rooms will end up costing me about 250,000
pounds, excluding the price paid for land.

Roughly half (probably rather less depending on the size of the rooms
and their function) of what you'd pay for it round here.

Since I don't know where "round here" is, what comment were you
expecting? I suspect however that you missed the "excluding the price
paid for land" part, since labour rates and cost of materials tend to be
a constant. I also suspect that you are talking about the sale price,
not the build cost.

"Round here" which is probably a bit more upmarket than your "round
here" a property of that size with appropriate grounds tends to sell for
around £1.2M - £1.4M.

Which point were you trying to make?

I was providing an answer to the question that was asked. You seem to be
acting like a ponce.