Property Renovation

You might have read elsewhere on this site that it is not usual to have a complete survey of a property done before purchase, although occasionally it is still advised.

Architects involvement is more common, from a very early stage in the project. You might also like to discuss your project with an architect at the pre-purchase stage, rather than after you have purchased the property. Although an architect is not usually involved until later on, when the plans need to be drawn up for the project (a strict requirement of planning permission for projects having more than 170 square metres of floor space) it is less common before the purchase.

But if you have questions about how feasible your planned project is it would be best to resolve them early on, even at the risk of payng an architect who tells you the project is not possible. Such queries might include:
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