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New build know-how Inspired advice on planning, budgeting and creating your expert team

BUILDING FROM SCRATCH? WE’VE CONSULTED THE EXPERTS TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO CREATE YOUR DREAM HOME

- WORDS ALIX CLARK

CONGRATULA­TIONS! You’ve decided to build a new house for your brood – a home where you can enjoy each other’s company, revel in the seclusion of private spaces, entertain friends and family and relax doing whatever it is you like to do when the pressure is off. Building a new abode is no small undertakin­g – it involves large swathes of both time and money and can be an emotional journey – and the best way to manage your new constructi­on is to be organised and strategic from the start.

Here, our experts share their sage advice.

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