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Evening everyone I didn't have the whole document to hand previously and I do now. I'm attaching a larger picture and the key. The pip in questions doesn't have the diameter written next to it but a similar pipe in another part of the drawing is labelled 150mm. I don't have access to the land right now to check. Our current plan is to build a basement were the pipe currently runs, so we would need to reroute it closer to the boundary of the property, but it would still (according to our eventual plans) be underneath a singe story side extension. Does that sound like something Thames Water would likely be happy with and doesn't anyone have any rough idea of the costs involved with such a chance? If that's hard to visualise, I can try to do a rough sketch.

Morning everyone Are there any standard or recommended ways of ascertaining the market value of a plot of land? I'm sure the list of variables is infinite but are there any paid services that can do a valuation or any general rules for working things out? To provide some specific context, the land I'm looking in to is in London (TFL Zone 5). The plot is about 200sqm with planning permission to build a small 3 bed with a footprint of roughly 50sqm. The land has come up because the owner of the end of terrace house has got permission to knock his garage down and build the house after splitting the title. I haven't come across any similar sites for sale in the areas so any pointers on how to work out the value will be helpful.

The placation says "New family dwelling". Is that likely to mean more or less cost. Will have a read of the above link in due course. By the way, what exactly is a sewer survey, how much does one cost and what are the benefits?

Good evening everyone, I've just got hold of a drain map for the land I am considering purchasing. It shows there's a pipe running almost straight through the middle of the would be building. It's an end-of-terrace plot of land where the owners of the existing house is splitting the title and selling it after having obtained planning permission. We plan to explore the option of modifying the permission and including a basement and perhaps taking the ground floor out as close to the perimeter as possible . At the moment, there is a garage on top of where the drain is, which is to be demolished and replaced with the house. Based on this drain map, what problems and costs are now likely to arise as a result. For example, does that rule out a basement entirely, or mean we couldn't have one for the entire house footprint? Would the drain need to be re-routed and if so, what kind of figures are we looking at? Regardless of what we build, are we going to need to get some sort of clearances and permissions from Thames Water and what kind of costs is that likely to cause? I'm attaching a picture of the block plan from the planning application to show the current planing permission and then the drain map. Ball park figures or anecdotal examples will be fine if more precise estimates are no possible, or at least pointers for where I need to be looking for further details.

I'm not entirely sure. Ideally, I would love to do without and if there really is sufficient advice and experience here that would be wonderful. I guess a part of me thinks since I came across these services, I should at least explore it and ask others' advice so I don't regret it later if it transpired that I should have gone down that route and I didn't pay any attention to it. Do you mean the type of expert I linked or do you have another type of expert, and if so, what type or perhaps do you even have any recommendations? Thanks all again

Good morning everyone Was hoping I could get some detailed opinions on the pros and cons of employing the services of someone who specialises in basements (especially for a first time builder who only had moderate DIY skills). I came across this particular service and I assume there may be more out there: http://basementexpert.co.uk/ Any comments generally on the topic or the particular service above will be greatly appreciated. Primarily I'm talking about this type of professional services as opposed to basement contractors who do everything end to end.

Thanks Is this the East London one you mentioned? https://www.granddesigns.tv/east-london/ https://www.granddesignsmagazine.com/grand-designs-houses/367-q-a-with-grand-designs-home-owners-joe-stuart-and-lina-nilsson https://warehome.co.uk

Thanks again everyone. I'm keenly taking note of aIl the suggestions so far and will look into them in due course. On the topic of basements, can anyone recommend a documented build or blog for a house with a basement that includes a decent breakdown of the costs, etc., so I can understand the processes and costs a bit better? Thanks.

By the way, in the past 24 hours I've come across the possible exemption from CIL and VAT on goods and labour. Are there any other key, general money saving schemes (that can perhaps save you 4 of 5 digit sums) that I should be aware of from the outset? I'll be looking for the smaller details later but just general ones to begin with.

Thanks for all of your replies already. Yeah, basement will be a cost but if I can do it at a relatively good price, I want to add the floor for futue-proofing. It's somewhere I'm willing to shell out more. If I can do it for less than the value it would add to the house, I'll be content and I assume that's relevant to the postcode. Will try do those calculations in due course. Yes, it's will be adjoined to the neighbours. I'll be reading up on some of the things posted above and then getting the ball rollin with some of my own questions in the near future, hopefully.

Good afternoon everyone I'm on the verge of buying an end of terrace plot in London (formally someone's garage and half their garden). I'm really keen on making the home as ecological as possible: Net Zero would be fantastic. I also want to add a basement to the build. I can't afford to be extravagant based on my income and borrowing capacity. I'm looking forward to a lot of DIY (I'm a keen, semi-competent DIYer). I'm daunted by the prospect of project-managing it as well but will have to do it to try to save money. I was really happy to find this forum via Google (and then see it recommended elsewhere) and am looking forward to learning from everyone here. To begin with, can anyone recommend any good blogs or YouTube series that will help me understand the basics of the process from end to end, perhaps through someone else's journey? I came across this really good blog and video series for building a garden room and was hoping for something similar for a self build home in London: http://www.alidymock.com Best wishes for all