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Originally Posted by RichardG

Having watched so many episodes i've become obsessed with the idea of building my own 'grand design' too. I can't imagine it ever being possible though, the price of land alone here in the UK is ridiculous. No idea how anyone manages to afford it, you'd have to be mega rich. I like your idea though, and considering how cheap you can buy some property over in France it would probably be the most reasonable option.

I'd better get saving my pocket money...

..haha, yeah you might need to ask for an increase in that pocket money..land is a silly price here and then the cost of the build is a lot as well unless you can do most of it yourself..I have some friends who converted an old barn, which they mostly did themselves or with the help of family/friends so the cost was quite low and it was amazing when it was finished..they were just a young couple starting off and sold it for around 4 times what it cost them and they won't ever have to have a mortgage again because of that, but not everyone can do that..France is a good option though because the land is much cheaper or there are so many old houses and chateaus to renovate and I watched a Grand Design last week where a couple built an eco house and apparently you don't have the same planning regulations as here..if it falls down then that's your problem...LOL, I love the French.....