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Hi so I had a look through the contract and there is no time limit to the build. You must start within 3 years of the initial notice which I did. I have checked emails etc and the original builders started May 2022. I now know where I went wrong in my haste to get the extension signed off I...

Thankyou everyone for your replies

Hi thankyou for the reply. Yes they are still trading I will have to look into the contract and check those details.

Good question regarding asking the external for a new notice. Yes I'm only bothered about getting a completion certificate just so in the future if I did ever want to sell it wouldnt be brought up.

Hi there thankyou for the response. The work from the 1st spade going in has taken 3 years. They then gave me an extension of 3 months to complete the work this has now run out. The extension was very big 7.5 x 7 metres 2 storey, hence why it's taken a while. I dont plan on selling it within the...

Thanks for the replies. I will contact the council and see what happens next.

But the external company are saying council will want to check everything even foundations. Even though everything was passed of already by the external company

Sort of. The external building control company said I have run out of time to complete the works. At this point it gets referred back to the council. I then have to apply for retrospective building regs. The extension is complete including fittings decor etc. Just needs external render

Hi, Just after some guidance as having a nightmare with our rear extension. I applied for planning on a 2 storey rear extension 4 years ago this was approved with no concerns. The architect I used also had a small building company he gave me a quote (he was also recommended by an external...

Hi, I'm renovating my old house built 1820s the house has settlement and every room runs out around 3 inches, I have removed 2 walls to open up one of the rooms and overboarded the floor with 22mm plywood, I have not taken out the full 3 inch slope as the windows doors etc would then look odd...

Hi all, I have bought an 1850s detached house, all the floors slope to one corner of the property,, its all been inspected etc and is very old settlement, i will be raising the floors room by room. But im wondering how to fix the door frames as they slope away meaning the doors either shut...