Pink urges brokers to look at self-build

The training session, to be held at Pink's head office in Staffordshire, will include presentations from BM Solutions and BuildStore, who revealed that the number of self-build land and renovation opportunities had grown significantly in 2008, up 20% between January and June.

Neil Hoare, sales and marketing director at Pink, explained: "As the credit crunch continues to bite, more prospective homebuyers are considering the idea of building their own property. Plenty of land-owners are selling up to obtain extra cash and therefore plenty of plots are available at good prices. Materials and labour costs are also currently low and it is therefore the ideal time to embark on a self-build project."