How To Go About Buying And Living On My Own Land.

[halfawhale]

Hi Looking to buy a piece of land to live on with wood to supply the raw materials for my carving as a business. A semi in Bebington is not suitable really. I'm looking around Scotland/north wales. I won't to live totaly off grid, sick of paying bills. My needs are a home (I will build from the wood). I have got a camper to live in for temp. Electricity a must for my tools for carving, water supply (dont really want to rely on rain water) and some way of getting rid of waste water. Thinking of making my own turbine and having a reed bed to clean wast water unless anyone has a better cheeper idea. If anyone has done something along these lines and knows the pit falls and has any advise let me know please. I have heard that some people can live on their own land and get around planning if you have animals you have to care for, but what are the rules for what I want to do. I have around 60,000 to 70,000 saved up so not enough to buy a smallholding and I'm not very social, I don't think the nabours will like all the noise I make. So people can you get your thinking caps on and tell me where to look for any info that may help me please thanks Jan.

[Zacs-Master]

This website (although U.S. Based) gives some good advice on choosing the right plot:
http://learn.eartheasy.com/2009/04/choosing-land-for-homestead-living/

Unfortunately you will need both planning permission and Building Regs (warrant in Scotland) approval and the 'house' will have to comply with certain insulation requirements ('u' values).

This Telegraph article gives a few good pointers:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/property/3361744/Self-sufficiency-The-Good-life.html

Good luck.

[dave50]

Good luck with that, I doubt you will be able to escape every rule and regulation and there will be some interfering busy body from some local authority checking up on you wherever you are as soon as they get wind of it, no matter how remote you think you are.

[Quoi]

Try www.fieldtofarm.com loads of like minded people who have more information about specific ways to deal with planning issues.

[Propertybyrent]

Here is the some tips you should follow for buying the home like 1. Calculate the Cost of Buying a House
2. Sell Before You Buy
3: Book Your Movers
For more inormation visit this site
https://propertybuy-rent.co.uk/buy-homes/