Ferdinand

I would consider a custom furniture item to avoid too much buggeration with the wall. I might consider something pushed up against it or fixed with removable screws or wing nuts so I could look behind, and perhaps a ventilation space. Sheet box or toy box or similar?

It means it does not fit any recognised category, in this case Use Class. HMOs are HMOs up to I think 6 bedrooms .. bigger than that and they have to be considered individually. F

In our place there is a Duty Planner who you can talk about specifics with if you are careful not to take the P. No charges for that. Building Control are amenable to conversations. F

You can of course talk to Planning Aid, who are the RTPI offering free advice. http://www.rtpi.org.uk/planning-aid/ They advise on planning law and policy, not cases. F

Would be interested to see how this works out. I was assuming a 28i. I had a Greenstar 28i last Nov, an£ the emergency quotes were between £2000+ and I think £3800 via an online workman site as my regular plumber was not contactable. It was the boiler, a new through the roof flu due to brand change, and a bit of investigation. Eventually I paid 1900 but it took a couple of weeks to find the right guy and get a slot. Two men about 2/3 of a day. What would you regard a# an acceptable emergency premium? F

£1800 is not outrageous nor the cheapest for a Bosch replacement. Probably OK for Timbuctoo at short notice if the job is done well. Phone up Bosch with the Serial No, as sometimes they did long-term warranties which may have been 5 years or more. F

Post a "needed" for a caravan in the Marketplace. There are lots of tricks. One trick is to get it on your PP as a future workshop or garden room. (OK. 4 people have covered this first.) Another trick not mentioned is to choose a van with a plan to match your future needs. IIRC @ProDave has one with a bedroom at each end so that two people can sulk simultaneously in the future (or it may be that he wants a separate storage space and office/workroom). F

IMO if you decide to do it remotely the decision is taken to abandon the detailed management of the project ... unless you have an agent who is there daily. That can be done, but you own the consequences. F

Those are Yoghurt Pots. You are Archie.

This is what ours say about Trade Waste. This looks illegal to me as it discriminates against people who cannot DIY and cannot drive. And Trailers: They are not clear as to whether you can take a horse and cart. The guys at the local centre give different advice on Trailer Size, and told me there are no limits. Our local Council provides a Property Improvement handyman type service to both Residents and Businesses; they have not specified publicly what happens to waste generated. Presumably they take it away as required under the regulations of the County Council ?. Ferdinand

I admit that I now have an (unfortunately not very large) enclosed incinerator.

Usually - but what is the charitable trust depends on the Governance of the church, and also varies variably for different aspects eg Parsonage Houses, Church Buildings, Ministry Trusts (eg one might own a central or missionary programme) or Retreat Centres. In some each local congregation would be the trust, in others it is more centralised, but the local congregation may or may not own eg the parsonage. For CofE the basic trust is the Diocese, but larger congregations (turnover over £250k or £500k or something) also have reporting requirements, and Church Council members still have the personal responsibility of charity trustees, which is one of the things that makes them pursue Chancel Repair Liability under charity law to maximise assets once it was clear that the Liability was still extant - at least until expensive legal advice says or said otherwise. The other thing that forced them was that English Heritage aiui said "no Listed Building Grants until you have gone after all other sources including Chancel Repair Liablility"; PCCs hated it. Some (not many these days because regulation is more intrusive now eg vetting and barring) might have a theology of not engaging with the secular state at all, so might avoid charity law entirely and be unincorporated associations. Though that tends to be more representative of newer or less significant religions in the UK eg very small Mosques or newly created sects or new agers / wicca etc. Ferdinand

Very much depends. For larger HMOs iirc 7 beds or more, which are Sui Generis, you need it but can sometimes just do it. For fewer rooms, not as standard, unless there is an Article 4 Direction in place, which can say different things. It at present tends to be London, some Uni towns, and larger cities, and places with anti-landlord politics which have gone over the edge on this one. Dorset ... probably unlikely. I think this is about 3 bedrooms which would not usually be a PP one anyway. On the purchase, I would gove ythem the meeting and offer an indemnity, and a sharp deadline to accept (eg 48 hours), and a short deadline to exchange (eg 7 days). Then I would also return to the list of viewers for someone hot to trot. F

I'd work out your tartups, and your tartup budget, then do them in order. For the kitchen, I would say doors plus worktop, and see if you can find doors that match your current hinges if your current hinges are the click-off type. Larger tiles - possibly (or paint those).I would perhaps look at sanding the floor. That dark framework may be problematic. See about 3 episodes of House Doctor then you have insights from the entire run. For some reason Ann Maurice seems to look younger than she has for about a decade, or it could have been on Really. Ferdinand

How do the rest of is live witho all these contraptions? Perhaps a visit to the Blue Peter show at the Edinburgh Fringe is indicated?

Since it is more than 10 years, I think you can also apply for a Certificate of Lawful Development for the Change of Use. But once you start talking to the Local Authority it may compromise your ability to get an Indemnity Policy due to possible prior knowledge of the outcome, so perhaps do that first and if it needs an extra push agree to supply a package of evidence to the purchaser if they need more persuasion on a (cannot remember the legal word) no outcome guaranteed basis. There-is also an aspect that certain trades/professions ave an established practice of being allowable from homework. Ferdinand

Have been using these for a longtime - maybe a decade - to allow mum to do the gardening as the continued to get older. Started off with a battery on the belt one, and now have a Bosch purchased about 3-4 years ago from B&Q of all places. But since them lawn has now been abolished it hardly gets used. If you can align with your tool system, that will be a good idea. I think that huge batteries may be a red herring for this - 3 hour sessions may not be a requirement. My watchword would be make sure that the smallest person who would use it is comfortable. F

Brilliant ! Good job I was indisposed at the weekend or I would have suggested Dove Grey grout which would have meant an extra line of sample. Your mistake was not to make an executive decision at the point one was deemed approximately acceptable, and do the bathroom there and then.

I am not convinced that it is possible to own a locked in PP on somebody else’s land and enforce a charge against the owner. Is there any law that allows that to happen without an explicit agreement? That is unless your neighbour signed a contract which bound him in those terms, which means that it would at least partially be his responsibility. That may seem a blunt thing to say, but was he by any chance playing in the big boys’ game without making sure the necessary specialist legal advice was available to him? Given that he was approached that might be an easy mistake to fall into unawares. Essentially they should have been kept from doing development as opposed to due diligence until the mone6 had changed hands, or a really tight agreement was in place. In our case with our land sale we had so much runaround and buggeration that we demanded a walk-away-clean offer from developers and took a reasonably significant hit on the price. But at least we could move on and by then i5 had been several years. In any case, a cautionary tale and he has my sympathy. Ferdinand

I get the feeling that that digger is going to run away and chase some deer.

You could point out to your neighbour that their covenant will not stop it being a private family dwelling with 2 or 3 lodgers, and perhaps replace with a covenant for max number of adults. Or potentially via the rent a room scheme, which could potentially override te covenant through being explicit Statute Law. That one is me slightly shooting from the hip, though. Maybe. F

I would say that the Trustw ant to be able to use it eg as a half-way house or similar, or perhaps rent out to 2 or 3 staff .. which is an HMO now or may be defined as one in the future for the 2 people. There would be no problem renting as a single private dwelling. F

That's how I do it. But I would not normally wash the decorative stuff on top - why do that? The Franch Drain is there to take the water away.

The reason for wrapping up your clean gravel in landscape fabric in a French drain, including over the top, is to help prevent it getting clogged up with small particles and maintain better performance for longer. F

There arE couple more options. This is a single handed 7.2V device from a Company called Terratek. £30. Weighs 1kg. Comes wIth a 5 inch hedge cutter and a 3 inch trimmer. Can get an extendihandle, and a longer hedge cutter. 1hr run time. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Terratek-Lithium-Cordless-Trimmer-Cultivation/dp/B071ZSZQKP or a Wolfgarten ACCU60 Comfort. Similar but 800g. http://www.carryongardening.org.uk/shop/battery-powered-handheld-shears-efe6c6ed/default.aspx Or depending on whether It is serious hedge cutting or eg fettling privet or box, then something more like a set of manual sheep shears could work, since they spring back and have 15-20cm blades. Also depends on your dad’s hand strength. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005GCT6CU One place to ask advice might be Age U.K.? Best of luck. Ferdinand