Resources
Guides for Planning Building Work in London
Plain-English guides to the paperwork and rules that shape a London building project, written by the team that prices and builds them.
In these guides
- Costs and bills of quantities
- Party walls and neighbours
- Planning and permitted development
Guide
What a bill of quantities is and how it keeps a home build on budget
A plain guide to the bill of quantities: how it is measured, what preliminaries and provisional sums mean, and how it controls cost once work starts.
Guide
Party wall notices for London extensions, lofts and basements
Which building works need a party wall notice, how long each notice runs, the 3 metre and 6 metre excavation rules, and how surveyors settle a dispute.
Guide
Loft conversions and permitted development: the London rules
What Class B and Class C permitted development allow for a London loft, where the limits catch people out, and why Building Regulations still apply.
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