The pros and cons of building your own home

Around 13,000 houses a year are self-builds — but what does this actually involve?

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-461.68

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Date	Open	High	Low	Close*	Adj. close**	Volume
01 Dec 2021	34,678.94	35,004.64	34,006.98	34,022.04	34,022.04	496,000,000
30 Nov 2021	35,056.99	35,056.99	34,424.44	34,483.72	34,483.72	678,800,000
29 Nov 2021	35,017.71	35,287.91	34,895.89	35,135.94	35,135.94	416,040,000
26 Nov 2021	35,366.69	35,366.69	34,749.80	34,899.34	34,899.34	324,580,000
24 Nov 2021	35,752.31	35,825.47	35,591.03	35,804.38	35,804.38	280,960,000
23 Nov 2021	35,619.92	35,841.52	35,542.87	35,813.80	35,813.80	392,520,000
22 Nov 2021	35,631.41	35,929.66	35,615.55	35,619.25	35,619.25	420,810,000
19 Nov 2021	35,879.09	35,879.09	35,555.37	35,601.98	35,601.98	408,840,000
18 Nov 2021	35,901.69	35,952.63	35,654.39	35,870.95	35,870.95	435,080,000
17 Nov 2021	36,159.70	36,159.70	35,909.48	35,931.05	35,931.05	358,310,000
16 Nov 2021	36,076.18	36,316.61	36,076.18	36,142.22	36,142.22	308,290,000
15 Nov 2021	36,128.83	36,236.07	36,031.78	36,087.45	36,087.45	280,660,000
12 Nov 2021	35,963.78	36,147.63	35,934.59	36,100.31	36,100.31	293,180,000
11 Nov 2021	36,038.78	36,108.17	35,915.27	35,921.23	35,921.23	270,320,000
10 Nov 2021	36,299.25	36,346.61	36,009.50	36,079.94	36,079.94	278,390,000
09 Nov 2021	36,404.53	36,416.98	36,173.07	36,319.98	36,319.98	258,020,000
08 Nov 2021	36,416.46	36,565.73	36,334.42	36,432.22	36,432.22	284,400,000
05 Nov 2021	36,268.75	36,484.75	36,190.20	36,327.95	36,327.95	344,600,000
04 Nov 2021	36,107.46	36,168.03	35,986.48	36,124.23	36,124.23	307,640,000
03 Nov 2021	36,059.09	36,178.51	35,891.73	36,157.58	36,157.58	262,540,000
02 Nov 2021	35,935.11	36,088.81	35,884.13	36,052.63	36,052.63	304,510,000
01 Nov 2021	35,833.65	36,009.74	35,797.97	35,913.84	35,913.84	292,880,000
29 Oct 2021	35,712.28	35,852.53	35,633.20	35,819.56	35,819.56	399,400,000
28 Oct 2021	35,545.41	35,742.25	35,545.41	35,730.48	35,730.48	337,400,000
27 Oct 2021	35,835.43	35,835.43	35,490.43	35,490.69	35,490.69	354,180,000
26 Oct 2021	35,791.05	35,892.92	35,734.73	35,756.88	35,756.88	321,910,000
25 Oct 2021	35,692.62	35,787.04	35,629.37	35,741.15	35,741.15	267,220,000
22 Oct 2021	35,607.72	35,765.02	35,533.95	35,677.02	35,677.02	346,290,000
21 Oct 2021	35,520.32	35,612.36	35,442.53	35,603.08	35,603.08	298,390,000
20 Oct 2021	35,475.16	35,669.69	35,465.71	35,609.34	35,609.34	265,750,000
19 Oct 2021	35,325.37	35,462.68	35,290.12	35,457.31	35,457.31	278,510,000
18 Oct 2021	35,221.02	35,327.57	35,035.94	35,258.61	35,258.61	312,640,000
15 Oct 2021	35,023.63	35,320.97	35,023.63	35,294.76	35,294.76	327,870,000
14 Oct 2021	34,443.22	34,923.83	34,443.22	34,912.56	34,912.56	338,540,000
13 Oct 2021	34,372.71	34,449.83	34,115.10	34,377.81	34,377.81	316,220,000
12 Oct 2021	34,507.15	34,611.24	34,318.94	34,378.34	34,378.34	319,010,000
11 Oct 2021	34,723.79	34,951.35	34,486.51	34,496.06	34,496.06	256,820,000
08 Oct 2021	34,757.57	34,842.62	34,661.95	34,746.25	34,746.25	238,080,000
07 Oct 2021	34,509.72	34,975.19	34,509.72	34,754.94	34,754.94	273,290,000
06 Oct 2021	34,198.96	34,432.68	33,854.69	34,416.99	34,416.99	322,170,000
05 Oct 2021	34,035.25	34,490.95	34,035.25	34,314.67	34,314.67	311,520,000
04 Oct 2021	34,312.96	34,410.28	33,821.58	34,002.92	34,002.92	396,860,000
01 Oct 2021	33,930.70	34,490.56	33,785.54	34,326.46	34,326.46	427,580,000
30 Sept 2021	34,467.98	34,557.37	33,833.32	33,843.92	33,843.92	354,830,000
29 Sept 2021	34,360.08	34,580.42	34,305.96	34,390.72	34,390.72	290,350,000
28 Sept 2021	34,747.70	34,798.21	34,254.65	34,299.99	34,299.99	379,020,000
27 Sept 2021	34,739.27	35,061.12	34,739.27	34,869.37	34,869.37	289,480,000
24 Sept 2021	34,762.31	34,857.06	34,648.08	34,798.00	34,798.00	254,310,000
23 Sept 2021	34,296.30	34,879.78	34,296.30	34,764.82	34,764.82	283,890,000
22 Sept 2021	34,006.87	34,440.42	34,006.87	34,258.32	34,258.32	296,590,000
21 Sept 2021	34,025.61	34,313.88	33,914.02	33,919.84	33,919.84	306,970,000
20 Sept 2021	34,459.72	34,459.72	33,613.03	33,970.47	33,970.47	435,780,000
17 Sept 2021	34,737.86	34,779.86	34,519.63	34,584.88	34,584.88	560,630,000
16 Sept 2021	34,810.27	34,943.55	34,540.11	34,751.32	34,751.32	278,270,000
15 Sept 2021	34,580.95	34,880.77	34,522.03	34,814.39	34,814.39	317,490,000
14 Sept 2021	34,906.90	34,990.36	34,510.30	34,577.57	34,577.57	325,140,000
13 Sept 2021	34,665.50	34,939.10	34,665.50	34,869.63	34,869.63	334,190,000
10 Sept 2021	34,949.59	35,104.25	34,599.61	34,607.72	34,607.72	333,230,000
09 Sept 2021	35,013.08	35,199.89	34,847.30	34,879.38	34,879.38	261,330,000
08 Sept 2021	35,087.45	35,175.15	34,925.61	35,031.07	35,031.07	261,880,000
07 Sept 2021	35,373.24	35,373.24	35,060.90	35,100.00	35,100.00	289,830,000
03 Sept 2021	35,401.73	35,422.71	35,269.40	35,369.09	35,369.09	221,370,000
02 Sept 2021	35,353.06	35,475.40	35,348.48	35,443.82	35,443.82	263,370,000
01 Sept 2021	35,387.55	35,407.37	35,287.05	35,312.53	35,312.53	265,520,000
31 Aug 2021	35,391.38	35,449.79	35,289.86	35,360.73	35,360.73	337,240,000
30 Aug 2021	35,471.80	35,510.71	35,374.46	35,399.84	35,399.84	245,390,000
27 Aug 2021	35,231.11	35,479.18	35,231.11	35,455.80	35,455.80	240,990,000
26 Aug 2021	35,449.68	35,498.45	35,205.10	35,213.12	35,213.12	239,740,000
25 Aug 2021	35,388.77	35,501.14	35,287.63	35,405.50	35,405.50	237,230,000
24 Aug 2021	35,382.72	35,445.47	35,356.18	35,366.26	35,366.26	228,710,000
23 Aug 2021	35,160.97	35,428.91	35,160.97	35,335.71	35,335.71	245,760,000
20 Aug 2021	34,917.96	35,177.26	34,867.07	35,120.08	35,120.08	269,320,000
19 Aug 2021	34,874.67	34,997.81	34,690.25	34,894.12	34,894.12	333,550,000
18 Aug 2021	35,310.20	35,356.80	34,943.41	34,960.69	34,960.69	289,800,000
17 Aug 2021	35,500.01	35,500.01	35,120.31	35,343.28	35,343.28	309,410,000
16 Aug 2021	35,490.83	35,631.19	35,231.87	35,625.40	35,625.40	292,590,000
13 Aug 2021	35,551.56	35,610.57	35,474.78	35,515.38	35,515.38	236,790,000
12 Aug 2021	35,481.94	35,510.77	35,352.53	35,499.85	35,499.85	231,600,000
11 Aug 2021	35,300.89	35,501.16	35,300.89	35,484.97	35,484.97	232,800,000
10 Aug 2021	35,135.17	35,285.16	35,091.91	35,264.67	35,264.67	255,040,000
09 Aug 2021	35,229.67	35,229.67	35,041.24	35,101.85	35,101.85	207,850,000
06 Aug 2021	35,077.44	35,246.79	35,077.44	35,208.51	35,208.51	231,570,000
05 Aug 2021	34,815.61	35,067.54	34,815.61	35,064.25	35,064.25	216,580,000
04 Aug 2021	35,047.44	35,047.44	34,790.62	34,792.67	34,792.67	245,300,000
03 Aug 2021	34,864.10	35,120.94	34,714.33	35,116.40	35,116.40	259,820,000
02 Aug 2021	34,968.56	35,192.11	34,808.20	34,838.16	34,838.16	238,620,000
30 Jul 2021	35,013.26	35,106.30	34,871.13	34,935.47	34,935.47	276,410,000
29 Jul 2021	34,985.99	35,171.52	34,985.99	35,084.53	35,084.53	222,680,000
28 Jul 2021	35,109.95	35,116.37	34,876.84	34,930.93	34,930.93	347,170,000
27 Jul 2021	35,078.90	35,078.90	34,878.07	35,058.52	35,058.52	326,610,000
26 Jul 2021	35,055.86	35,150.37	34,950.19	35,144.31	35,144.31	259,790,000
23 Jul 2021	34,855.11	35,095.33	34,855.11	35,061.55	35,061.55	314,040,000
22 Jul 2021	34,799.68	34,879.28	34,673.03	34,823.35	34,823.35	291,610,000
21 Jul 2021	34,556.96	34,820.24	34,556.96	34,798.00	34,798.00	317,090,000
20 Jul 2021	33,981.79	34,621.79	33,981.79	34,511.99	34,511.99	387,020,000
19 Jul 2021	34,528.48	34,528.48	33,741.76	33,962.04	33,962.04	440,440,000
16 Jul 2021	35,007.94	35,090.01	34,647.82	34,687.85	34,687.85	322,980,000
15 Jul 2021	34,924.81	34,990.41	34,762.87	34,987.02	34,987.02	320,450,000
14 Jul 2021	34,920.83	35,069.18	34,826.87	34,933.23	34,933.23	344,340,000
13 Jul 2021	34,959.96	35,018.79	34,876.89	34,888.79	34,888.79	322,430,000
Close price adjusted for splits.*Close price adjusted for splits and dividend and/or capital gain distributions.

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The pros and cons of building your own home

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