Dear Santa, for Christmas I'd like a build cost that's on budget...

And as the year draws to a close, Peter the Architect is sending out a note to our prospective contractors to expect the tender pack immediately in the New Year and Mike the Quantity Surveyor is counting bricks and roof tiles.

Alan and Liz most heartily wish our readers a very Happy Christmas and all the best for 2015. We hope you're enjoying the blog - if things go to plan, this time next year we will be posting a picture of a much bigger tree in a much bigger house. Happy Christmas!!