20 pc inflation affects insurance costs

Material prices are putting pressure on insurance costs while estimates show self-builds can still cost £150k in NI.

In this article we cover:

  • Average build costs in Ireland (NI and ROI)
  • Insurance costs and material price increases
  • Breakdown of cost components

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Written by Astrid Madsen

Astrid Madsen is the editor of the SelfBuild magazine. She previously held the same role in an Irish trade publication, before that she worked at the National Standards Authority of Ireland. She graduated with a BA in Urban Studies from Columbia University in New York and holds an MBA from the Instituto de Estudios Bursatiles in Madrid. France of origin, she now lives in Portarlington, County Laois, where she's taken on the task of renovating a listed building! Email astrid.madsen@selfbuild.ie

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