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Pressure washer. The actual channel can also be rodded if you provide access at the end.

Interesting caller to Radio 4 today. She was British married to a Dutch national. Home in Holland but working in the UK on a two year contract. Said she had to be in Holland on 1st Jan to register implying she would loose right to live in Holland with her husband if she wasn't. Very nearly got stuck in the UK due to covid closure of port.

I'm 99% sure that keeping the steels led some idiot to conclude that the final building would be "non-standard construction". https://limitlessmonks.co/non-standard-construction-property/

At the end of the day conversions and new builds both end up paying the same 0% VAT. Its just the route to achieving that which is different... Materials In both cases (new and conversion) materials are charged to you at 20% and you reclaim all of the 20%. Services Services are treated differently: Conversions: Builder/electrician charges you 5% and you reclaim the 5% New Build: Builder/electrician charges you 0%. (nothing to reclaim). Supply and fit (eg Materials and Services) on one invoice Conversions: Builder/electrician charges you 5% on both labour and materials and you reclaim the 5% New Build: Builder/electrician charges you 0% on both labour and materials (nothing to reclaim). That's right. Some trades will be reluctant to 0% or 5% rate their supply and fit because they will have paid 20% on the materials when they purchased them. However they MUST be persuaded. If you pay them 20% in error you cannot reclaim that back from HMRC. They can get the 20% back that they paid when they submit their VAT return. Sometimes it helps to give them a certificate (aka letter) with your planning reference details on it and suitable magic words like "I certify this work was carried out on a new build/conversion". In summary: If you buy PV panels yourself and pay an electrician to fit them to a property being converted you should pay: 20% on the Panels (which you reclaim). 5% on the electrician (which you also reclaim). If buying panels from ebay check they can/will provide a VAT receipt!

I can't see how your bath works otherwise. Lets call the two pipes 110mm (WC) and 50mm (basin/bath). Even if the 110mm pipe is only just above floor level then the top connection into it for the 50mm pipe to the bath/basins would be something like 175-200mm above floor level. Too high for a bath?. With the manifold approach the 110mm pipe for the WC can be raised up (if you use WC with horizontal outlet). That means the 50mm pipe can then run under the 110mm pipe at floor level as per your drawing.

As its a knock down and rebuild you can also reclaim a lot of VAT. Sadly the rules for that can be tricky. Some things should be zero rated to you so you don't pay VAT in the first place. An example of that would be demolition services. In general: Services/labour should be zero rated (so nothing to reclaim). Materials are standard rated (and you reclaim it). "Supply and fit" should be zero rated for both elements. If you get a quote for services that says inc VAT ask for a requote as its a new build. Any problems come back here for advice.

Welcome to the forum! Yes. The new planning grant will come with a new CIL liability. The CIL liability only takes effect when you start implementing the Planning Grant. So there is no liability for the old one UNLESS the current owner has already started implementing it. You might suggest your solicitor ask the seller to confirm that it hasn't in writing. I mention it because "starting" is sometimes done to preserve an old Planning Grant that is about to expire. Once you have started a Planning Grant normally lasts forever. How long has it got left? Ideally you want at least a year to give time to get your new application approved before the old one expires. If you are building the house to live in yourself you can apply for an exemption from the CIL however it is extremely important to follow the process for claiming the exemption to the letter using the right forms because if you don't you can find yourself liable for it with no way back. Do not start any work on site untill you have confirmation that the exemption application has been processed. Some people have been caught out by letters from the council saying that as self builders they will be exempt. That's true but ONLY if you formally claim the exemption. The process is detailed at the top of Form 7 here (in the arrows). https://www.planningportal.co.uk/info/200136/policy_and_legislation/70/community_infrastructure_levy/5 Note that you must live there as your principle residence for 3 years after completion as well.

I think I prefer your very first drawing with the manifold. However I would add a stub stack with AAV on the 110mm pipe on the right hand side near WC2. Also allow room for a small AAV near basin 2 on their pipe. Ideally instead of the manifold you would run two pipes through the wall to the stack where they would connect into it at different heights (thats in the Approved Doc) but if you can't do that then the manifolds should be ok.

I would work out how many lumens you need first. Typical kitchen downright is around 400 Lumens. I suspect most bathrooms would have perhaps 4 of those? So you need a total of around 1600 lumens. Sadly the web page for the light engines https://www.fibreopticfx.co.uk/fibre-optic-lighting/light-engines/ only has the power in Watts which isn't a lot of use. Think I would want to know the cost of replacing the lamp in the light engine.

Before we applied for PP I took my plans and artists impression drawings and knocked on all the neighbours doors to introduce myself and show them off. Also made visit to the head of the parish council who lived 10 houses down the road.

Yes. Its called free speech. If there was a proposal to build a factory or erect a 400ft wind turbine next door to your house you would want the right to campaign against it.

Lorry drivers don't want to deliver to the UK because they will be stuck here. Thats why supermarkets are predicting a shortage of some imported veg.

I'm confused why an oven has a demo mode? Does it roll the pastry and do the washing up or just sit there looking hot?

I believe it has to be received by the deadline. The receiption desk at my council office will give a receipt if you hand deliver close to a deadline and want to be sure it arrives in the planning department in time. Not sure if they still do that due to Covid.

France bans ALL travel from the UK - including truck and lorry drivers. https://www.cityam.com/new-france-bans-all-travel-from-the-uk-including-truck-and-lorry-drivers/

Tricky question as showers are subjective. Some googling for data... https://waterwise.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/United-Utilities_Water-and-Energy-Efficient-Showers_Project-Report.pdf So which type do you prefer? If it was me I'd want at least 10L/min but I'm out of date on the water regulations.⁰) It surprisingly difficult to get data. Very few shower makers provide the graphs of flow vs pressure needed to work out how they will perform. They typically just specify a pressure range over which they will "work".

How deep are the foundations? Trench foundations are typically wider than external walls so you could dig down and build a single brick/block "wall" up to support the patio door sill.

Hand deliver it.

I wouldn't post it. Last posting date is rapidly approaching.

https://news.sky.com/story/amp/brexit-french-fishermen-warn-they-will-take-action-if-uk-doesnt-get-a-deal-12166812 "French fishermen warn they will 'take action' if UK doesn't get a deal." "Laurent says he and other French fishermen "won't accept" the UK ending the transition period without a deal." "Everyone is impatient to find out what's happening, because some of my colleagues have got a lot of gear out in those waters. "Personally, I have €40,000 worth of lobster cages out in UK waters at the moment."

I agree with others.. Work tops - If the supply and installation was all on one invoice then I agree with others that it should have been zero rated to you. If the supply and installation are separate invoices from different companies then the supply should be standard rated and the installation zero rated. You could reclaim the VAT on the supply. The kitchen work tops you will have to explain to HMRC why the joiners name is on the invoice.

It occurs to me that if you got the original engineers report from the seller of a property you purchased the you might have a claim against the seller. For example if the report meant you paid more for the property than you would otherwise.

PS When we purchased our plot it came with a free ground condition report the previous owner had done. I paid a nominal fee to have the report assigned to me by the ground works co because the small print said it wasn't transferable. I could have just used it but wouldn't have been covered by the liability insurance they had.

You can't claim for damages you were "due to" have incurred. You can only claim for damages actually and necessarily incurred. You're entitled to your money back (zero as it was free?) and any costs necessarily incurred to get it that money back (eg cost of getting an expert witness to comment on the quality of the original work). However you would still have needed to pay a new SE to do the work again. You can't claim that bit back so you may not get all of the money you paid out on the new SE. If I buy a new car and it doesnt work I could get my money back, and the taxi fare or car rental incurred while it was off the road but not the cost of a new car as that would leave me up a new car overall. The judge might also say it was unreasonable of you to spend money for an expert witness to get back the "fee" you paid the first SE (because that was zero). He might say you should have asked for your money back. The situation might be different if you can prove negligence but that can be difficult if you never actually incurred any damages. Perhaps you haven't mentioned something that would help your case?

Think I mentioned 150mm first, but I think that's normally the figure used when you have a wall at the eaves rather than at a verge. Can probably be less at a verge.