Episode 11: John Corless is Ireland’s leading independent self-build advisor and the host of the Selfbuild Live Bootcamp. We caught up with him at Selfbuild Live Belfast to give us a bird’s eye view of the self-build process. Topics covered:

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• Turning a house into a home: how vital good design is and why you should hire a professionally trained architectural designer
• Why you should hire a quantity surveyor and how to keep on top of the budget
• Finance, insurance and warranties
• Building contracts and what happens when things go wrong
• Quality control and the roles of the advisors you need to hire
• The three regulatory pillars: planning permission, Building Control/Building Regulations and Health and Safety
• How big is too big and re-saleability of the property