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This is a shortened version of the main rules and contains the principle rules you have to abide by as a member of the club. A copy of the full rules are available on the clubs main UK website at self-build-homes-club.co.uk they are written in English but quite long, as they have loads of explanations.
The name of the club is Self Build Homes Club llc, it is a limited company registered in Delaware USA.
The address for UK members in the UK is SBHC, Club Services, PO Box 887, Cheltenham, GL52 9WY, telephone 01242-678988, to send a fax call the phone number and ask the best number to send it to.
The club has made arrangements for members in the UK to be able to communicate with the club through Club Services a division of Maximum Coverage Ltd who provide administration and subscription services in the UK for this club and many other clubs and non profit organisations, and have been doing so for many years. They are not agents for the club but contracted by the club, through NAISC, to provide specific services including some subscription, Bpoints, and other administration in relation to UK members.
The clubs head office is at 1133 Broadway Suite 706, New York NY 10010, USA. Telephone 212-465-2602 Fax 212-465-2607. For addresses for other countries see the websites for the countries concerned.
This club was set up to empower people to build their own homes individually or as a part of a consortium or group project.
All of the clubs income comes from membership fees, it takes no commissions from anyone.
It does not have an objective to create any profits in excess of maintaining its long term survival. It is neither a charity nor defined officially as a non profit company. If wound up any remaining funds go towards other projects to improve peoples lives, through NAISC.
The club uses a method of service provision to members where it has a commissioner of services, who is NAISC, New Atlantis International Services Corporation, and they commission individual services from other providers. This means that you have a local contact to administer the work for the club and collect subscriptions and another, a consultant, who manages the other services you get, so it feels like a very personal service, and the international scale is not obvious until you want to develop in another country. The advantages to the club is scalability, cost effectiveness and needing minimal management overheads. Some services are also provided with or by other clubs that work in co-operation using similar commissioning structures, these are a combination of joint ventures and joint commissioning activities.
Self Build Homes Club Ltd is a UK company, that exists to protect the clubs name in the UK, but also is a commissioned provider covering public education and PR for the club, it is not a part of the supply chain of services to members, nor is it an agent of the club. It is commissioned to provide information and gets no income from members introduced, as a result of this.
Members join the club directly, introduced by another member, the service providers are carrying out functions, they are not agents of the club, but employed indirectly by it to provide quality services. While this sounds complicated you will find it is transparent and works just fine.
Most services, and local activity are arranged by a consultant allocated by the club, this gives members a personal contact and the consultants know how to draw on other services available and how to obtain work books, and other items. The lead consultant for the UK is H3 Search Ltd.
The club has various types of membership; people can pay a once only fee as a life member or a joining fee and monthly or annual subscription. Arrangements exist within the rules for people to change membership types.
The types of membership are related to the type of project the person is to be involved in so cheaper for an affordable home, where there will be a lot of shared effort, and far more expensive where a single, far larger palace sized, property is to be built.
Nearly all members are associate members; they are not shareholders of the company.
Becoming an associate member involves
All payments to the club including joining fees and subscriptions are made through Maximum Coverage Ltd, in UK pounds.
You can leave by giving six months notice.
When you leave you have to give back any items that belong to the club.
You will be expelled if you
A program exists that allows members to earn Bpoints. These can be used to recover the cost of membership, used for special deals or to qualify for grants. There is a separate set of rules for these.
While the club and those who provide services for its members will do their best to check all facts presented, neither the club, its officers, directors or any consultant, commissioned service provider, or support company we use is responsible for any oversight or error that occurs.
Information provided on the website should be considered equivalent to that found in a quality magazine or newspaper and may contain some errors or situations may have changed and the information not updated.
While those working with the club do their best to bring to you the best opportunities, and will help you to understand your needs, what is on offer and the options open to you, they do not offer financial, investment or legal advice nor project management services.
In the case of a land purchase or joint project you are joining, individually members need, by whatever means they can, to check all facts presented to them, that they are correct, complete, and that it is relevant to them.
The club has a special email address, listed on all main websites and we ask members to inform the club if:-
The club will not become involved in money laundering or handling funds that has come about through illegal activities or shady dealings such as corrupt officials taking backhanders. If you want us to handle money transfers for you we will probably insist on evidence of where the money came from, otherwise its down to your bank and solicitor to monitor cash they handle.
The full rules should always be consulted for clarification on all points. These short rules are provided so as to allow members to appreciate the principle points of the membership rules.
The club has tried to present these rules as clear and as much in plain English as possible, with additional explanations where possible, so that members will be able to fully understand them, however this may mean that some parts could be interpreted in other ways than intended. If a member has any questions on interpretation they should ask and the club will do its best to put them straight as to what we intended to have said.
This version of the rules became effective as at October 1st 2004, since that only minor spelling and similar corrections have been made.
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Self Build Homes Club is an international club
and trading title of Self
Build Homes Club llc. Local services
to serve members are commissioned for the club by New
Atlantis International Services Corporation.
All major commissioned companies involved, have New Atlantis trust status.