"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 10:38:07 +0100, "IMM" wrote:


"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 10:03:20 +0100, "IMM" wrote:




Not so. Some info I dug out:

The home ownership figures for Germany are about 50% and almost all of
these
are houses.

In the UK 10-12% of all houses built are selfbuilds, which is about
12,000
houses. In Austria and Ireland it is about 70%. In Scandinavia,
Germany
and France about 60%. The USA is 30%, which amounts to millions of
houses
per year. The UK has the lowest level of selfbuilds in the western
world
due
to the Draconian planning laws, land not being re-distributed and
favouring
the large developers who oppose all increases to the building regs



The self build figures are questionnable
based on what your definition
of a self build actually is.

A selfbuild is where someone buys their own plot and has a house built on
it. It can be a turnkey operation or do it themselves or partially do
some
work. See TV prog Grand Designs.

I don't watch trash.

That's why you know eff all about construction. This prog will bed you in.

I know numerous homeowners in all of those countries and it is popular
to buy a piece of land and have a house built on it.

Selfbuild.

On that definition, fair enough, but don't imagine that it implies
unrestricted development and people building what they want.

No one did, only you.