Understanding the 2025 Building Regulations for Residential Design
The 2025 Building Regulations mark one of the biggest shifts in how new homes and extensions are designed and built in the UK. These updates are designed to make housing…
The 2025 Building Regulations mark one of the biggest shifts in how new homes and extensions are designed and built in the UK. These updates are designed to make housing…
Organising building work and renovating a home is one of the most exciting times of homeowner’s lives, without a doubt. The potential, the added value to quality of life, the…
The party wall act was introduced to provide clarification on walls that are jointly owned and what can and can’t be done to these walls. In some instances altering a…
Converting a loft is one of the most effective ways to add space and value to your property, but to have one, you need to meet the regulations for loft…
Permitted development (or permitted development rights), is one of the most useful tools in smaller residential renovation, building and architectural projects in the UK. It is what allows homeowners to…
Conservatories were one of the most popular types of home renovation for much of the 2000s and 2010s, and they’re a feature of thousands of homes across the UK. The…
The 10 year rule and the 4 year rule are rules in the planning process that can be used to provide retrospective planning permission through the use of a Certificate…
Removing a chimney breast is something that many homeowners choose to have done to their properties. Often seen as an eyesore and a waste of space even when covered over,…
As a general rule, in a conservation area, permitted development rights are very highly limited. That’s largely due to restrictions placed by the national planning policy. On top of that,…
Converting a detached garage into a granny flat or an annexe is certainly possible in the UK, but it does come with a few caveats and considerations which need to…