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Five House Extension Design Mistakes That Will Ruin Your Home

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Jul 166 min read

Five House Extension Design Mistakes That Will Ruin Your Home

The top five bad design ideas that could ruin a house extension

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How to build an extension on top of your garage in the UK

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Jun 25 min read

How to build an extension on top of your garage in the UK

Extending above a garage in the UK can be done but it comes at a cost. Is it worth it?

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Will The Labour Party Help Build Your House Extension?

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May 57 min read

Will The Labour Party Help Build Your House Extension?

Will the Labour Party policies on new housing actually make it more expensive to build an extension to your home?

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12 Ways to Build the Cheapest House Extension in the UK in 2024

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Apr 225 min read

12 Ways to Build the Cheapest House Extension in the UK in 2024

12 steps that will save you money on your house extension project.

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How Much Does a UK House Extension Cost in 2024

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Apr 73 min read

How Much Does a UK House Extension Cost in 2024

I publish a detailed breakdown of how much it cost to build this house extension in 2024

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Jan 14 min read

Do You Need an Architect for a House Extension in the UK?

Do you need an architect for a house extension?

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Oct 28, 20235 min read

Buying a house to make it MUCH BIGGER

Have you been trying to buy the ideal family home but can't seem to find the right property? Maybe you’ve decided to buy a house, and...

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How To Get a Fixed Price House Extension

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Oct 21, 20235 min read

How To Get a Fixed Price House Extension

So you want to build a house extension in the UK, you’ve never done this before but you've heard somewhere that contractors can do...

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Oct 14, 20237 min read

What Is Under This House?

Have you been trying to buy the ideal family home but can't seem to find the right property? Maybe you’ve decided to buy a house, and...

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How to save money on a house extension in the UK

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Sep 23, 20237 min read

How to save money on a house extension in the UK

Like all construction projects, house extensions have become increasingly expensive over the last few years. Since Covid, inflation in...

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TWO WAYS Permitted Development Could RUIN YOUR HOME

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Sep 17, 20236 min read

TWO WAYS Permitted Development Could RUIN YOUR HOME

If you own a home in the UK you might be aware of something called permitted development. It's the right to make modest alterations or...

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What a UK house extension will cost in 2023

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Aug 15, 20236 min read

What a UK house extension will cost in 2023

The construction industry is one of the first places to experience inflation, we saw this coming well before most regular people in the...

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Four Things GUARANTEE your Planning Permission will be REFUSED

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Jul 15, 20236 min read

Four Things GUARANTEE your Planning Permission will be REFUSED

If anyone tells you they can guarantee getting planning permission approved in the UK, they are either lying to you or they don’t...

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What I Charge to Design a House Extension in the UK

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Jul 1, 202311 min read

What I Charge to Design a House Extension in the UK

I write this blog about the reality of altering and extending private homes because that’s what I do in my day job. And in my day job,...

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May 31, 20236 min read

Maybe you don't need a house extension

Is your house too small. Do you need more space? Are you thinking about building an extension to solve that problem. Stop, maybe you...

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How to Find a COWBOY BUILDER in 10 Easy Steps

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May 14, 20238 min read

How to Find a COWBOY BUILDER in 10 Easy Steps

In the UK and Ireland we have a special word to describe the worst kind of building contractors. Cowboys. A few years ago I helped a...

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