Starting to have tradespeople back in your home – FAQs Now that lockdown in the UK is beginning to lift (again), and with summer around the corner, many people are starting to think about home improvements. But the question we’ve had is, what tradespeople can you have in your home and how do… Read more »
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Top Renovations to Deliver The Best Return
If you’ve been dreaming of a stylish loft conversion, open kitchen extension or new bedroom, you could stand to gain a lot more than extra space in your home. Investing in home improvements not only makes your home more comfortable, spacious and better suited to your needs, done right it can actually add value to… Read more »
Damp & Timber Surveys for Homebuyers
When purchasing or re-mortgaging a property, your bank’s surveyor will usually undertake a homebuyer’s survey on the property. A damp & timber report is included in the survey and is often required as part of the mortgage process. A homebuyer’s survey will highlight obvious problems with a property such as penetrating or rising damp, and… Read more »
New Year, New Home
As the buzz of Christmas and New Year dies down and we enter into the first weeks of January, millions of people across the country will have committed to their New Year’s resolutions and set best intentions for the coming year. Did you entertain family and friends over the festive period? Did you manage to… Read more »
Finding the Best Builder for Your Home Improvements
More and more people are opting out of DIY, and with good reason – building work is essential, has strict safety and legal regulations, and can be time-consuming and costly if mistakes are made. With this in mind it’s advisable to work with an experienced, professional builder who will complete your project to the highest specification…. Read more »
What to Consider When Having a Home Extension
With the cost of properties continuing to hit new records, you may be thinking that now is not the best time to move. More and more people are now opting to stay put and improve/extend their home because they simply cannot afford to move. If you are considering a house extension, here are a few… Read more »
Loft Conversions – Ideas to Maximise Your space
As property prices continue to rise around the country, many people are looking to make the most of the space they already have by extending and expanding in their existing property. Conversions are often a profitable idea when you are looking to add value and space to your home, and it has been estimated that… Read more »
Planning A Garage Conversion
Increasingly, many homeowners are coming to see their garage in a new light and as a potential source of extra living space within a property. If a garage conversion project is performed correctly, then it can be seamlessly blended with the existing interior of a property. Another reason why garage conversion projects are becoming so… Read more »
Permitted Development Rules For Home Extensions
On May 9th 2013 legislation was presented to Parliament which increased the size of single storey extensions that could be built under permitted development rules. The result of this legislation is that for a three year window, between May 2013 and May 2016, home owners are able to build larger, single-storey, rear home extensions within… Read more »