Master your building project with Confidence & Ease
HomeBuilding Essentials gives you the tools, guidance, and resources to manage your building project like a pro. Whether you're planning a home extension, renovation, or new build, our expert-led courses guide you through every step of the design, build, and certification processāhelping you save time, add value, protect your investment, and enjoy the journey to creating your dream home.
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Plan It
Empowers homeowners to master pre-construction, design, budgeting, finding builders, and providing expert guidance, tools, and resources to confidently project manage successful building projects.
Build It
Get expert advice to help you manage the build phase.
Build It equips homeowners to take charge of construction, streamlining every detail, avoiding setbacks, and transforming plans into reality with confidence.
Certify It
Expertly close out your project, agree the final financial account with ease, learn how and when to collate all the info you need to certify your project for compliance without stress or delay.
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I'm Oliver Steele-Perkins
A professional project manager and design and build consultant with over 25 years of experience in residential construction. Throughout my career, Iāve been dedicated to helping homeowners navigate the complexities of building projects, acting as their trusted advisor and expert project manager.
As the founder of HomeBuilding Essentials, Iāve channeled my expertise into creating tools and courses designed to empower homeowners to self-manage their projects with confidence, equipping them with the skills, knowledge and resources to take control and achieve success. Alongside this, I continue to work as a professional project manager, managing everything from high-end luxury penthouse apartments to complex full-house remodeling schemes, basements, new builds, and projects in conservation areas and listed buildings.
Iām trusted as a client project manager and advisor on projects valued between Ā£500k and Ā£3 million. My work has been featured in publications such as Homebuilding & Renovating, House Beautiful, Property Investor News, and 25 Beautiful Homes, showcasing the quality and detail I bring to every project.
Iām passionate about delivering exceptional results and empowering homeowners to create spaces they truly love.
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ONLINE COURSES
Homebuilding Essentials
"Master Your Build: Comprehensive Online Courses to Empower Your Journey"
Financial Foundations
Learn the basics of sound financial management with this 6-week course.
Dominate Debt
Say goodbye to debt for good with this easy-to-follow 5-step system.
Mortgage Mastery
Learn how to back your investments with real estate and qualify for the best rates.
Credit Card Crash Course
Build and maintain a high credit score with this 5-week step-by-step course.
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