by Teresa Jones | Aug 12, 2025 | Advice Centre, Finance & Insurance
Can you build a house for less than £150,000? Well, we’ve probably all read case studies in magazines and online where the happy self builders claim to have built a house for significantly under £150,000! But the unanswered questions are:- “When was it built and what...
by Teresa Jones | Mar 4, 2025 | Advice Centre, Finance & Insurance
One of the questions we’re asked soon after we get chatting to people is “Can I get a mortgage on a log home?”. A log home is a significant investment, just like any home, and you’re very likely to need to borrow in order to finance your project. Several of our...
by Teresa Jones | Jul 12, 2024 | Advice Centre, Finance & Insurance
Our clients tell us that they don’t usually find difficulties getting log home insurance, nor do they find that it seems to be more expensive than insurance on a ‘conventional’ build. After all, a house built from solid timber will have to meet all of the same...
by Teresa Jones | Mar 27, 2024 | Advice Centre, Finance & Insurance
One of the first questions we’re often asked once people have had a look at our beautiful log homes is ‘how much is a Scandinavian log home kit?’. Or, alternatively ‘do you have a price list?’ and ‘how much is a three- (or four-bedroom) home’. We’ve...
by Teresa Jones | Aug 1, 2023 | Advice Centre, Finance & Insurance, Uncategorised
Regardless of what they are made from, all houses constructed in the UK must comply with the relevant fire safety regulations (there are separate building regulations for Scotland, England and Wales, and Northern Ireland but these are broadly similar). Much of the...
by Teresa Jones | Aug 1, 2023 | Advice Centre, Finance & Insurance
This depends on your own perception and whether you think bricks are “better”. Timber has a number of advantages over conventional build: It is a renewable resource. It has very low embodied carbon. It is much quicker to build in prefabricated timber and much less...
