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  1. A bit far away from you, but I believe they do work nationally, we used Forest Oak, based in Wem Shropshire www.forestoak.co.uk for both a garden room and for the front elevation and were very happy - might be worth a look.
  2. another one for estimators online. If nothing else to make sure nothing is missed - as others have stated it is fairly easy to the manipulate as things change or to tailor to your own requirements. for example, kitchen and bathrooms PC sums were for spec build standard fit outs, not the usual self builder standards. If using a builder for much of the work it should be sufficient. (we self-managed and found it useful). A QS seems a little OTT but may give you a more accurate figure if you are going to be doing much of the work yourself. The only caveat is with foundations - especially on a sloping site, be prepared for some very different quotes from different builders.
  3. I second/third the in-roof option - we are a 3 storey house and no problem so far, except...... the flashing wasnt properly installed so within a matter of weeks it was flapping about in the wind and had to be replaced. Of course this happened AFTER the scaffolding was taken down ?
  4. Thank you for that - I do seem to get Protek saying its the surveyors they used, the surveyors saying it Protek. I will just keep nagging them then. fingers crossed.
  5. There are a few invoices/receipts that, from the brilliant advice I have found on here so far, I am sure will get rejected by HMRC. For example, lighting bought from BHS before they went bump (and then got reincarnated with a different company and VAT number) for which I don't have a proper VAT invoice. Or where all the required information for a VAT invoice is there, but it just says order confirmation on the header, even though I have asked for a VAT invoice. Would you leave them in and let HMRC reject them, (even if there are a lot and I don't really want to wind up the poor soul going through our 456 invoices on our claim), or just take out most(?) of them to get a quicker turnaround. To put it into context, the total reclaim is over £17,000 if I leave them all in, or £15,500 approx if I took them all out. and a word of advice - don't do what I have done and leave it all to the end. The sooner in your build you set up a good system the easier it will be in the end
  6. Hi, I understand there is a subforum for regular posters with lots of useful guidance for completing the VAT431NB Vat reclaim form - but I am a new poster and cannot find the answer to a really basic (stupid?) question. What should go in the column 'Reference/Invoice number'? I was going to put in there the numbers I have allocated so that I can trace receipts, (ie 1,2,3,4,5......606,607 etc, highly original I know). But I have seen that some contributors have said they have added this as an additional column (which was accepted) so now I'm not sure. Is it the suppliers invoice number? If so, what about those without an invoice number (eg B&Q receipts, Homebase receipts)? Many thanks for any input
  7. Hi, I took out a Protek warranty when started on our self-build journey. We had a successful completion inspection which just stated that for completion they required copies of commissioning/completion certificates for electricals, heating, air test etc etc etc. These were submitted in December but despite chasing them up a number of times still no responses. Now getting very worried as will need this for CIL exemption form 7 part 2 (as no mortgage, yippee!, and its almost definite I wont get the VAT reclaim approved in time as I've not submitted that yet) anyone else had success or problems with Protek? thanks for reading
  8. My first real post, please be gentle ? @nod @newhome Did anyone reach a conclusion regarding what is sufficient for 'Deeds' on the CIL exemption form 7 part 2? Was the Land Registry 'Official Copy of Register of Title' sufficient (bearing in mind that this will usually be for a plot of land, rather than a fully build house)? Given that I have found myself woefully unprepared for the amount of work involved getting the VAT reclaim sorted I want to get to get ahead on this one (as it amounts to over £28,000, and we have already had to pay out £13,500 S106). ? Many thanks
  9. Hi there. First post, but a long time lurker/ reader. Just finished our second self build and just have to do the vat reclaim now. Advice to anyone just starting their build- read the forums for advice now and try and keep on top of those receipts. Otherwise it's a nightmare!
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