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

A UK architect's real fees for a house extension, stage by stage, with worked examples — plus when you don't need an architect at all.

Do you own a home in the UK but it isn't large enough? Do you want to build a two-storey house extension without having to apply for planning permission? Believe it or not, this is possible but I don't think its a good idea.

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

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

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

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

Do you need an architect for a house extension?

Níall Hedderman · ARB-registered architect · RIBA Chartered Member I've run my own architecture practice in Edinburgh since 2009, specialising in altering, extending and renovating homes. Since 2022 I've given over 340 online consultations to homeowners and buyers across the UK. 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 then make it much bigger, so it works for you. This house was

Níall Hedderman · ARB-registered architect · RIBA Chartered Member I've run my own architecture practice in Edinburgh since 2009, specialising in altering, extending and renovating homes. Since 2022 I've given over 340 online consultations to homeowners and buyers across the UK. 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 projects for a fixed price. Ive run my own architecture practice

Níall Hedderman · ARB-registered architect · RIBA Chartered Member I've run my own architecture practice in Edinburgh since 2009, specialising in altering, extending and renovating homes. Since 2022 I've given over 340 online consultations to homeowners and buyers across the UK. 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 then build an extension, to make it work for you. That’s what

Níall Hedderman · ARB-registered architect · RIBA Chartered Member I've run my own architecture practice in Edinburgh since 2009, specialising in altering, extending and renovating homes. Since 2022 I've given over 340 online consultations to homeowners and buyers across the UK. A house extension I designed and built in Edinburgh, 2015 Like all construction projects, house extensions have become increasingly expensive over the last few years. Since Covid, inflation in the

Níall Hedderman · ARB-registered architect · RIBA Chartered Member I've run my own architecture practice in Edinburgh since 2009, specialising in altering, extending and renovating homes. Since 2022 I've given over 340 online consultations to homeowners and buyers across the UK. 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 extension

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Níall Hedderman · ARB-registered architect · RIBA Chartered Member I've run my own architecture practice in Edinburgh since 2009, specialising in altering, extending and renovating homes. Since 2022 I've given over 340 online consultations to homeowners and buyers across the UK. Four things that will ruin your chances of getting planning approval If anyone tells you they can guarantee getting planning permission approved in the UK, they are either lying to you or they don

Níall Hedderman · ARB-registered architect · RIBA Chartered Member I've run my own architecture practice in Edinburgh since 2009, specialising in altering, extending and renovating homes. Since 2022 I've given over 340 online consultations to homeowners and buyers across the UK. Find more space by knocking down walls Is your house too small. Do you need more space? Are you thinking about building an extension to solve that problem. Stop, maybe you don't need to build a ho

Níall Hedderman · ARB-registered architect · RIBA Chartered Member I've run my own architecture practice in Edinburgh since 2009, specialising in altering, extending and renovating homes. Since 2022 I've given over 340 online consultations to homeowners and buyers across the UK. 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 client get permission to convert their attic to a bedroom. The