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Self-build copilot

Your dream home, designed and built efficiently.

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Self-builders run the most complex and expensive project of their lives, blind.

80%

of self-build projects exceed budget by over 25%

30%

over schedule due to lack of information.

The self-build disadvantage

Efficiency: Professional real estate investors have a project management team, standing contractor relationships, repeat-buyer leverage and cost clarity up front.

Inefficiency: The self-builder has none of it – one project, decided by gut, priced only months in.

Three steps, one copilot

01

Feasibility study

–Plot compliant house designs

–Detailed cost estimate

–Place the house on actual plot

What you gain

Instant information

Right information at the beginning, so you can make educated decisions throughout the process.

Known from day one, updated at every step

02

Lynx architect

–Concept design

–Planning permission

–Technical drawings

What you gain

Negotiating power

Commercial terms and contractual commitments pre-agreed. Power of professional investors brought to you.

Leverage on price, terms and lead time

03

Execution

–Automated coordination

–One interface

Execution
What you gain

Simplification

Entire process and all relevant stakeholders within one User Interface.

Process powered by Lynx Copilot
From plot to keys in one platform.

Real projects managed by Lynx Copilot

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Wellingborough 151 m² ↗
Alderley Edge 151 m² ↗
Manchester 79 m² ↗
Buckinghamshire 293 m² ↗
Surrey 178 m² ↗
Greater London 167 m² ↗
Norfolk 142 m² ↗
Oxfordshire 224 m² ↗
Surrey 277 m² ↗

Who Lynx copilot is for

Lynx copilot is for self-builders, private real estate investors building their own home, facing a fragmented system of architects, engineers, contractors and suppliers in which no one but you answers for the result. The consequences are measurable: 80% of single-family projects end up 25-30% over budget, and all of them run at least 30% longer than planned. Lynx copilot is for self-builders, who wish to make decisions from data rather than putting out fires on gut feel. It gives a private investor the same degree of control large real estate investors already have.

What our clients say

"Every builder I spoke to said the same thing: 'we'll know the cost once we get going.' With Lynx I had a detailed cost estimate before we'd even broken ground, and we finished within budget. That certainty let me sleep at night."
Stephen Prescott Self-builder, Congleton, Cheshire
"Seeing our house sitting on our actual plot, before a single brick was laid, was the moment it became real. We could walk around it, change the layout and know exactly what we were getting."
Amy Chappell Homeowner, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
"I didn't even know where to start: architects, engineers, planning, contractors. Having everyone in one place, all vetted and all talking to each other, saved me months of searching and a lot of guesswork."
Daniel Fenshawe Homeowner, Altrincham, Greater Manchester
"When I swapped the kitchen finish or changed a window, I saw straight away what it did to the budget. No surprise invoices, no nasty phone calls. I was making decisions with the real numbers in front of me."
Nancy Bennett Self-builder, Warrington, Cheshire

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