Monthly Archives: February 2014

New Beginnings with Aviva

With effect from 1st March 2014 our selfbuild insurance scheme will be underwritten by Aviva. This will result in a number of positive changes including a large reduction in our current rates. The policy will remain much the same however we will now be able to include legal expenses and personal accident cover on request where […]

Self build help – Government passes CIL exemption for properties

Back in April 2013 we blogged about the Governments plans to remove the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). This was brought in by local councils in 2008 which allowed then to charge a `fee` when a builder received planning permission. The `fee` went towards the building of parks etc in the area. It was deemed unfair […]