Agree with Richard - the second clause (A2) But it does not include the building of a house on a plot acquired from a person who builds the house wholly or mainly to plans or specifications decided or offered by that person.
This rules out simply purchasing in the normal way a house off-plan built by a developer - clearly where the buyer has no involvement in changes/design/spec etc which is the logic behind custom/self-build.
I note that the Act also requires occupation by the individuals carrying out the build or built for them by a builder. I'm not sure the Act addresses exactly how long this first occupation requirement needs to be...which is a potential loophole.
And of course registers are completely flawed anyway as eligible people can register on as many as they like but may have no financial ability to progress either. So are far from robust measures of demand. And I consider many sign up because they think they will get cheap council land.
