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You have measured your rear wall, checked the boundary distances, and confirmed your semi-detached qualifies for a 6-metre single-storey rear extension under permitted development — but now the council says you need “prior approval” and must go through the neighbour…
If your bathroom extractor fan runs every time you shower but the room still drips with condensation, fogged mirrors take ages to clear, and you have noticed dark patches creeping across the ceiling — there is a good chance the…
You’ve had your Level 2 or Level 3 survey, the word “damp” appeared in the report, and now a specialist firm has handed you a chemical DPC injection quote running into thousands of pounds — possibly before you’ve even exchanged…
A company knocks on the door — or pops up online — offering a free damp survey. An hour later someone is waving a moisture meter at your skirting boards and quoting four figures for a chemical damp-proof course. If…
You insulated the walls, sealed the old garage door opening, and plugged in a fan heater — yet every morning the back wall is dripping wet and there’s a musty smell you can’t shift. If that sounds familiar, you’re dealing…
You have planning approval and foundations being dug — then your neighbour appears insisting you leave an 850 mm “maintenance gap” so they can reach their boiler pipes and flue. Suddenly you are caught between a lawful build and a…
You have heard that you can build a 6 metre rear extension permitted development style — no full planning application, just a quick form and you are away. Perhaps your neighbour did exactly that last year. But then you discover…
You have found the perfect home — and then your surveyor flags that the loft conversion has no completion certificate. Suddenly, phrases like “regularisation,” “indemnity insurance,” and “non-compliant staircase” are flying around and nobody is giving you a straight answer.…
Rear extensions are the most popular home improvement in England. They transform how a family lives, adding usable floor space where it matters most. But the rules governing what you can build without a planning application are layered, and getting…