An introduction to self-build: How to design, plan, manage and build your own home

This concisely written introduction to self-build was authored by Ben West, who has been chief property correspondent of the Daily Express and Sunday Express, had a weekly property column in the Financial Times, and who has written property articles for many newspapers and magazines as well as several property books. The book's contents:
Big savings to be made
Beware the pitfalls
Is self-build definitely for you?
Renovation and conversion
Budgeting
The search for a plot
Typical stages of a timber framed self build
Some timber framed house suppliers
The design process
Engaging an architect
Planning permission
Building regulations
Construction
Interior decoration
Financing your self-build project
Self-build mortgages
Conventional remortgaging
Site insurance
Structural warranty
Reclaiming VAT
Stamp duty benefits
Building societies that will consider 'self-build' finance
Self-build suitability quiz
Who are the self-builders?