Re: [Strawbale] Mortgages on SB houses in the UK

Neale,

apologies for late response to your email - I have been away..

It look likes I inadvertently started a discussion about misleading insurance companies re straw bale descriptions,which was not my intention at all! I shall phrase my comments more carefully on such matters in future.

The builds I have been working on recently are not "commercial" houses in that they are effectively self builds for owner occupier use.

It is my intention to do my own build at some point in the near future (either in the UK or Australia ) and I am confident that such a house would be highly desirable on the open market if I needed to sell as it would rate as an A regarding Energy Performance Certificate. Indeed, its ecological credentials and low energy running costs would add value and I suspect therefore command a premium even in todays depressed housing market.

regards

Andrew

From: Neale Brickwood <neale.brickwood@googlemail...>
To: European strawbale building discussions <strawbale@amper....muni.cz>
Sent: Fri, 9 July, 2010 16:43:00
Subject: Re: [Strawbale] Mortgages on SB houses in the UK

Hi Andrew

Thanks for your reply, ive managed to find out quite a bit now as its research for a Msc.

Are you actually building at the moment and going to sell?

Regards

Neale

neale.brickwood@googlemail...

07798854867

www.ikonland.com

Ikon Land and New Homes Limited

The coach House

2 hereford Road

Southsea

Portsmouth

PO5 2DH

On 9 Jul 2010, at 11:25, Andrew Wilkinson wrote:

Neale,

I am currently working on two newbuilds in Yorkshire. Whilst I don't have any direct experience of Open Market sales, I am aware that a main financier of such mortgages would be the Ecology Building Society. I am also aware that in the recent past , those seeking to insure their houses have referred to straw bale load bearing houses as "timber frame with cellulose insulation" to overcome insurance company concerns.

regards
Andrew

From: Neale Brickwood <neale.brickwood@googlemail...>
To: Strawbale@amper....muni.cz
Sent: Fri, 9 July, 2010 13:21:12
Subject: [Strawbale] Mortgages on SB houses in the UK

Hi

I'm researching SB housing in the UK and am trying to find out if any
have been built for sale on the open market and if so what the
purchasers experiences were in mortgaging the property and who the
lenders were

If anyone can help it would be much appreciated

Regards

Neale

neale.brickwood@googlemail.com
07798854867

www.ikonland.com

Ikon Land and New Homes Limited
The coach House
2 hereford Road
Southsea
Portsmouth
PO5 2DH

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