Ferdinand

How do you start to dig a large pond without planning permission? "Engineering operation" When they were doing the large house I enjoyed that, though I admit I was waiting for the Only Fools and Horses Chandelier trick.

Would the solution not be a small shelter belt or large bush to windward?

There are certainly outdoor showers available .. perhaps try looking at swimming pool kit suppliers and outlets?

Apparently he had a pond, a hypocaust, and a garden divided into three parts. So no electric required at all. His dog was called Dai and when he had thrown it into the pond for a good scrub he used to declaim “Alea iacta est.” Best I can do after dinner and beer .. sorry. Unless you want a thirty minute Pink Panther cartoon about arguments over a shower. (What was this thread about? I am sure it was probably something else.)

If you are procrastinating then it is likely there is not much difference. So toss a coin. Shakespeare, Julius Caesar: "The problem is in ourselves."

They can grow a hedge the other side to hide it, or put up a fence they like. ?

Now you wait for N to paint the other side an attractive green, then you turn the panels around. ?

I have no evidence that his weren’t fakes too ?. Certainly I do not have 10k of Eames furniture preserved in my house. Unfortunately. The seven Guy Rogers chairs and 3 settees were genuine however, though those were collected by dint of having an old oversized slowly restored house with frost inside the windows with unfashionable Guy Rogers furniture bought out of the local rag for a pittance or donated, obtained from people with fashionable overstuffed furniture in their fashionable undersized houses. Eventually sold for far less than they would now be worth with all the big brown furniture when mum eventually downsized into .. er .. a 4-5 bed fairly well specced dormer bungalow with approximately practical heating. I have 2 chairs and 1 settee left. None of which quite match. Win some. Lose some. Draw some. F

Piccies?

Is that an Eames side chair, or maybe a Saarinen tulip chair? (Or fake thereof ? ) Jealous - that's what dad used to have in the 1970s and 1980s. F

Is that some sort of diving suit?

Online purchase consumer right to return....

So that’s what the other worktop in your kitchen was .. the one leaning in the breakfast bar. I thought that went with the sumptuous blue pattern like frosties and vinegar. Now understand why.

Are they wooden joists or posi-joists? ? Last time I did this I used this stuff for good bends: https://www.screwfix.com/p/tower-corrugated-conduit-white-20mm-x-10m/38177 F

I will be needing a mortgage on the house I am living in, which I did own 50:50 with a parent. The other half has been willed to a family member. Has anyone done this, and are there any complications? Can I just do a mortgage on the whole thing and have it trigger at the same time as the property buyout? I know I'll need to talk to lenders on this. I'm interested in how anyone who has been through the same thing handled it. Clearly a 50%, or 60% for some money to spend on it, is a far better deal than say 80% on my half plus savings. Cheers Ferdinand

Ultimately they can be removed by applying to the Court, but for most people that would also be via a solicitor.

That is based on a real live Potting Shed, isn't it? Larger windows so you get the extra light. Planning for growing cabbages in retirement ! F

That's a very good question - I was being a bit summary. If the sand base is being put straight onto the ground - ie without a subbase - then I would lay a weed membrane under the sand in order to help suppress any perennial weed seeds that might already be there, and keep the sand cleaner. My back patio is slabs on sand on the ground, and has a membrane under the sand. I have some growth in the sand over the membrane, but it not a big problem. The main potential problem I have is ants living in the sand above the membrane. But my slabs are 900x600x50mm 65kg pressed council slabs and they have not moved in 7 years, and I hope I never have to move any again. If a subbase is laid that may suppress weeds, then not using a membrane would be possible, or as a belt and braces I might use one to keep the materials more separate. If the tiles are as close as these are and sand is being used then the sand should be relatively straightforward to keep clear of weeds. If I was in Arizona I might put it on top of the sand to prevent an infestation of cactuses ?. Ferdinand

Otherwise known as posh glue ?. Also looking forward to seeing how it goes. Personally I would do a heavy duty weed fabric, but I tend to do belt and braces.

There are a couple of Land Registry Practice Guides about, which would give you the chapter and verse. These are the guidance for the Pros. https://www.gov.uk/topic/land-registration/practice-guides Solicitor is the correct first route imo. Ferdinand

I would guess the time factor. Sounds the sort of thing that takes time, and perhaps they needed to sell for a more important reason.

Are there not boundary clearance distance regulations for these? Or is that only flues from gas appliances? F

Perhaps because it is new technology, and there are a number of recent Patents held by Sunamp protecting the system. https://patents.justia.com/assignee/sunamp-limited I would be interested to hear the story of the Phase Change Freezer. F

I do not think that Building Regs documents are a public document, unlike Planning Docs. So I don't think they will tell a Third Party. Though some info may be there via searching the appropriate data layer on the Council's map information interface. Also something may be available through the Valuation Office Register online wrt Business Rates or Council Tax. It may also be worth a look-see under the new Change of Use Regulations with their extended PD Business to Residential changes, which are currently strung up in the courts. Ferdinand

You probably need to talk to the Council or a local planning consultant on the local policies. Imo the latter if you need information before talking to the Council. Or perhaps fire the question at the Estate Agent, as the sellers should know. F