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