Buying with a view to extend -advice needed

Doozergirl

MovingForwards said:

Have a look at the title deeds to make sure there's no restrictions preventing you from extending. Just because a house built earlier has been, it doesn't mean you can.

Equally, just because there might be a restriction, it doesn't mean that you can't! 

muser

greatcrested said:

muser said:

I am a complete newbie to extensions so I have searched and will reach out to local firms (via checkatrade), .....

No no no no no NO!

Do not use a commercial site. Contractors pay to be included which is no guarantee they are any good, and the reviews can easily be manipulatd. Indeed, if the website published all the negative reviews, those contractors would stop paying to be included and the website would lose income.

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But you might do better to start with an architect who will draw up a design and schedule of works for builders to quote against.

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Thank you. I'm not looking into the details (costs, designs, plans etc) of the extension just yet. At this stage, I'm only interested in whether there are any reasons why an extension won't be possible or allowed.
But your point is really helpful.