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Let the market tell you, get two more quotes and ask for recommendations from friends and neighbours too. You might wish to check your local trading standards 'Buy with Confidence' scheme website for reputable contractors as this will give you added security against duff builders. Also tell the...

I've always liked how this page explains it, http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/outbuildings/

Whose installing the fire? Are you using a competent person?

Personally I don't think a lot of BC offices would spare the resources these days to advise on 'construction advice' on work they don't control. Traditionally BC and Planning offices have been together but it depends on the LA.

So you'd think, the reality is mortgage lenders and solicitors do miss things. There are tens of thousands of original build houses across the UK built since the 90's that are occupied and have been resold, some several times over without completion/final certificates. Lots of these have...

Don't you mean phone your local planning authority? Building control don't control paved driveways.

If your council has a Private Sector Housing team then they might also be able to inspect the property to see if it is s fit and sound property to rent under the Housing Act. I'd its not then they have powers to prevent the property being rented if it is very bad.

A wall is a thermal element, if you replace a window aperture with brickwork then it must comply with the minimal thermal requirements. This needs compliance certification. The same applies to replacing flat rooves or adding external insulating cladding to your whole house. Check with your...

But you will need Building Regs as you will need to ensure you upgrade the thermal element of the window, and possibly for the internal wall removal assuming an rsj or beam is being used.

It might be useful to let John D know the internal floor area as he is trying to advise you on whether BRegs is needed or not. You seem to be overly focussed on Planning, B Regs is as important if not more.

I beg to differ, is your experience based on one LA that you use? I know that doesn't't apply at our LA? Why check the DPC but not the foundations? Is the DPC more important? Also you'd have to expose work to see the DPC so you might aswell expose the founds while your there! (Although I'm sure...

Garage conversions are different because some garages were controlled before they were converted so foundations and roof timbers may already meet the minimum requirements as a garage. Then to convert the garage into a useable room will require only requires certain work to 'convert it'. If you...

Richard C is correct, if you change an exempt building into a non exempt building at a later date then the whole structure must comply to all elements of the building regs foundations and all.

For some LA's it is still not 'as standard' but most LA's since June 1992.

new to the forum, looking to share experience in procedural processes in BRegs.