{"id":22977,"date":"2016-02-25T16:01:54","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T16:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=22977"},"modified":"2023-04-03T19:16:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T18:16:51","slug":"planning-self-build","status":"publish","type":"ebook","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/ebook\/planning-self-build\/22977\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning Your Self-Build"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve all dreamt of designing and building our home, however, getting your head around the whole process from financing the build, finding somewhere to build, and then actually building it can be a daunting prospect.<\/p>\n<p>When planning a self-build there are numerous considerations to be made, mostly subjective to your circumstances. 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