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Building regulations are an essential part of almost any building project, whether it’s your own home extension, a self-build new home, or a giant commercial office development. They are the rules set out by the government in the UK to ensure residential properties and commercial buildings are safe and fit for habitation. When it comes to designing your extension, drawing up detailed building regulations plans are a key part of ensuring that your project is suitably compliant and that your application for building regulations approval will be successful.

Throughout suburban London, semi-detached houses frequently dominate our towns. However, creating new spaces within these properties can be more challenging than first thought. With party walls and neighbouring houses to contend with, there is a lot more to consider than just your budget. The below ideas from Extension Architecture show how a semi-detached extension can be a very rewarding investment.

Adding a rear-extension to your home is a fantastic way to both increase the value of your property and its spaciousness.

There are many reasons to add an extension to your house. Whether you love your home and are reluctant to move but need some more space, fancy a new open-plan kitchen/ diner or are looking for a new project to do, the list is endless. It's important to remember you will be investing both financially and emotionally in your new home extension, so you want the process to be as stress-free as possible. There's nothing worse than being halfway through a project and coming across large hurdles that add long delays or changes to what you are doing. In this article, we explain what exactly architectural drawings are and why they are needed for the extension of your home.

The coronavirus pandemic has had an immediate effect on vast swathes of the world as we know it, from our employment to our food shopping, and – as entire industries grind to a halt – the economy. But what of the longer-term effects of this hopefully short-lived crisis?