10 January 2011, 11/07
Are you interested in helping to build your own home?
Would you be interested in rolling up your
sleeves and helping build your own home? West Lancashire Borough
Council is trying to find out if local people who can’t afford to
buy a house might be interested in self-build schemes.
Cllr Val Hopley, portfolio holder for housing,
said:
“This type of scheme is aimed at helping
people who just can’t afford to buy a house, but are willing and
able to help build one. It involves people rolling up their sleeves
and giving a fixed number of hours of their labour to earn a share
in the ownership of the property. It’s called ‘sweaty equity.’
“It’s early days and the council hasn’t made
any plans yet. The first step for us is to try to gauge whether
there might be interest from local residents to help build their
own homes.”
Anyone who is interested should visit the
your views page to
find out more and express an interest.
Alternatively phone Lynn Stronach, Strategic
Housing Administrator on 01695 585371.
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