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Planning rules to be swept away

Planning rules and bureaucracy will be swept away so homes, shops, offices and industrial units will be allowed to expand with no need to ask their local authority. Currently, homeowners need planning permission to make any change that extends more than a few feet from their property’s rear wall, requiring them to fill in complicated application forms that typically take eight weeks or more to be considered.

Under the new system, the size of extensions allowed without permission, therefore, will be doubled to about 20 feet for terraced properties and 26 feet for detached. The move is designed to encourage conservatories, loft extensions or garage conversions, and support businesses which want to grow or diversify.

Residents no longer have a right to challenge thousands of construction schemes on neighbouring properties. At present homeowners need planning permission to make any change that extends more than a few feet from their property’s rear wall.

Under the new system, the size of extensions allowed without permission, therefore, will be doubled to about 20 feet for terraced properties and 26 feet for detached.

Add Value to Your Home

We are often asked which Home Improvements are best for increasing the value of a home.

A 2011 HSBC survey found that a loft conversion is considered to be the best way to improve a property's value - increasing the value by on average £20,876.

A room extension will add around £16,000, while a conservatory will boost the value by more than £8,200.

At Brookmeade Builders, based in Stretford Manchester, we are an ideal company to carry out a loft conversion, room extension or construct a conservatory or garden room. We have a multi trade team of time-served craftsmen who can do the whole job from start to finish. We work to the highest standards of construction and ensure a quality finish.

The Burglars Choice!

We might think that Burglars would look for the best kept house in the street as their target. But analysis has shown that burglars are attracted by houses which are poorly maintained. Rational is that if no-one cares about the appearance of the property they will be laid back and careless about security. Message is clear keep your home and garden well maintained!

Thinking of Decorating you Home?

A leading mortgage company have estimated that decorating your home will add an average of £3250 to the value of your home. Add to this the pleasure that living in well decorated rooms brings, having your house decorated by Brookmeade Builders makes great sense. In addition to our painting and decorating team we have professional tillers who can transform floors and walls throughout the house.

Top 10 Home Improvements

The most popular home improvements are:-

1 Redecorate rooms

2 Minor repairs

3 Repair fences & gates

4 Repaint/varnish front door

5 Re-carpet rooms

6 Lay decking or patio in garden

7 Install new bathroom

8 Install new kitchen

9 Insulate cavity or solid walls

10 Install new windows