Mr Punter

A 2mm indent is not a proper frog. These should not be more difficult to lay. If there are lots of cuts you can hire a wet cut masonry saw. 91N/mm2 is not the density it is the compressive strength. How much was the original brickwork contract and how much more do they want?

No membrane required, but you need to restrict the amount of moisture getting into the outer leaf, so either render for blockwork or a coat of Stormdry or similar if it is brickwork.

What did the Party Wall Award say? As the Building Owner I am afraid you will rarely have it easy. I think you may need to take this one on the chin. Perhaps politely ask the other sides surveyor if they would consider a reduction in their additional fee on the basis that the request was rather late in the day.

With TF 90mm often seems to be acceptable for steel bearing. Maybe it is because TF used to be 89mm everywhere and still is for internals and party walls.

The issue when the tree is dead is clay swell / heave but unlikely after 2.5 years. Get the stump ground out and bridge over with reinforced concrete ground beam to SE design.

The crack looks fairly minor. Some sand cement to match existing carefully filling the crack and maybe some matching aggregate pushed in. Point up the joints in the cills and a lick of paint.

It is Building Regs that covers this. You really need a quote from a builder for this or you could find out if the seller has any? Unusual to get planning consent and not get a quote for the works.

Boiler flues are either fitted to a fall or have a built in fall, so there should not be an issue with water getting into the boiler this way. The soil pipework looks a right bodge, but perhaps it is work in progress and hopefully gets properly finished, filled and painted as it looks an eyesore from your side.

It all looks fine. The vent pipe needs to extend up further. What is it to you?

I do sympathise with @muzgabrak. I still can't comprehend why so much of the metalwork in windows is not even corrosion resistant.

This is probably a standard install in the plastic glazing trade. Not pretty but FENSA and GGF will probably not come to your rescue. A can of low expansion foam or some mineral wool will help.

It would be best to start working part time on this and get income from your other site work. If you buy the right site at the right price you are 70% of the way toward a decent profit. Spend most of your time looking for sites that will be a bargain and work out the angle and resale values. If you over pay for a site you will never make money and will probably lose. I know because I have done it. Lots of people have made money from developing because market values have increased. This is no longer the trend. Having a trade and knowing others who are good helps a lot as well.

I think if the surface is nice and flat you don't need mortar but if it is less even, like brickwork frog up, you do.

The Hi Therm lintels have a fairly long lead time and are quite a bit more expensive. I can't work out from the picture what has been used. If they used a separate lintel for inside and outside leaf they will be just the same thermally, but just more effort to build with.

Mask, goggles and cut with a handsaw. I like to use a nail and a straight edge to mark the cut line on the foil face. Foam any gaps.

Gill Air did the arms and Blocker Products did the louvres. Don't know if they still exist.

If you are nailing it is often difficult to get 2 nails in because the slates are cut on the angle. They can get caught by the wind. The hooks prevent the bottom of the slate from lifting.

You will need soakers on every course and lots of slate and a halves. Hook fixing may be good here.

Stainless steel pan scourers foamed in will stop them.

It would be an awful thing to do. A small amount of internal insulation would be fine.

I have seen it where they weld a tube on one beam to act as a spacer.

Just send BC and you SE the borehole test you have posted.

The West Pier in Brighton was founded on screw piles. Opened in 1866, closed 1975 so over 100 years in a marine environment.

Luckily he left the window mastic for his dog to do.

I suggest that you get a decent loss assessor on board. Check them out carefully and look at reviews. They will deal directly with the insurers.