architecture
Modern Homes
CUSTOMISED LUXURY
WITH LUSSO DESIGN &
BUILD
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or those who have always dreamt of building
their home, the arrival of the new local
authority registers is a game changer, marking
the start of a policy shift, and crucially,
making it easier for people to get the home
they want through self or custom build. Recognising the
growing demand for greater choice and customisation of
homes, luxury developer Lusso Homes is now offering a
comprehensive Design & Build service for those who want
the benefits of a customised home, without the hands-on
approach.
giving consumers greater choice in a new homes market
that is uniquely dominated by volume builders.
While this model of building homes is popular in Europe,
particularly in France, Germany and Sweden, where it
accounts for 30% - 55% of all new homes, only around
10% of new homes in the UK last year were self build.
Despite research suggesting that as many as seven million
homeowners would like to build their own home, only
around 12,000 succeed each year.
The self build marketplace has developed beyond the
traditional time-intensive model of ‘sweat-equity’, which
sees many self builders laying the bricks themselves, to
offer a range of services catering to those who prefer a
hands-off approach, recently termed custom build.
Under new legislation, which started 1st April, aspiring
self-builders can register their intention with their local
authority, a move which is part of a package of planned
measures aimed at increasing new housing supply, and
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