Home renovation, extension and planning guides

New homeowner guides and planning news

Useful project briefs, room-planning checklists and a verified planning-fee update.

• Rooflights for a London house extension: daylight, ventilation and layout choices
• Planning a comfortable London extension: shading, glazing and ventilation
• Sliding, folding or hinged? Choosing glazed doors for a London extension
• Underfloor heating in a London renovation: write the project brief first
• A kitchen layout brief for a London renovation
• How to brief a London bathroom layout before choosing finishes
• How to sequence a London renovation while you live at home
• A loft staircase and storage brief for a London home
• Opening up a London home: write the structural brief before the layout
• Build a planning-ready homeowner pack for a London project
• Designing the garden relationship of a London house extension
• How to compare London building quotes by scope, not just totals
• Planning a London renovation for 2027: a homeowner’s practical brief
• England planning fees from April 2026: a homeowner update
• Book a free home survey in London: prepare a better project brief

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