EU ‘will agree to three month extension’ on Northern Ireland Brexit protocol

The EU looks set to cool the bitter Brexit standoff over sausage exports from Britain to Northern Ireland by agreeing a three month extension to the grace period. In a potential breakthrough in the row, Brussels has signalled it is open to the UK’s request to keep transition arrangements on chilled meat sales until the … Read more

Northern Line extension fuels property boom as Kennington becomes Zone 1/2

London Underground customers riding the Tube along the south bank of the Thames will start paying less from Sunday as Kennington Station changes zones ahead of the autumn opening of the much-anticipated £1.2billion Northern Line extension to the iconic Battersea Power Station. Transport for London (TfL) today announced that Kennington is changing from a Zone 2 … Read more

London’s ULEZ extension could wipe many classic cars off its roads

With Mayor Sadiq Khan’s Ultra Low Emission Zone set to extend across London in a little over five months, classic car experts have warned it could see some collectible models wiped from the capital’s roads. From 25 October 2021, ULEZ will expand to cover the entire hugely-populated area within the A406 North Circular and A205 South … Read more

Birmingham NHS worker blasts ‘bizarre’ extension on neighbour’s home

An investigation has been launched into an extension that has left a property just inches away from a neighbouring home. NHS worker Stuart Smith can no longer access the side of his house in Kings Norton, Birmingham, after a ‘bizarre’ extension of the property next door left only eight inches between the two homes. The … Read more

Birmingham NHS worker blasts ‘bizarre’ extension on neighbour’s home

An investigation has been launched into an extension that has left a property just inches away from a neighbouring home. NHS worker Stuart Smith can no longer access the side of his house in Kings Norton, Birmingham, after a ‘bizarre’ extension of the property next door left only eight inches between the two homes. The … Read more

Holly Willoughby’s home extension is hit with MORE complaints in new planning war

Holly Willoughby’s plans to extend her house have been hit with yet more complaints from neighbours, who have been fighting her home renovations for the last eight years. The TV presenter and husband Dan Baldwin want to add a first floor extension to their six-bedroom home in south west London, which they purchased in 2011. … Read more

House sales surge after stamp duty extension: Property market soared last month

House sales surge after stamp duty extension: Property market soared last month following Rishi Sunak’s decision to extend the tax break Chancellor’s stamp duty holiday was due to end on March 31 but will end in June The extension meant last month house sales saw the biggest surge since August Tax holiday means buyers pay … Read more

Google Workspace gets extension on “unlimited” docs space until 2022

Much to the consternation of a lot who depended on the “unlimited” storage that Google offered, the tech giant announced previously that they are making some changes towards this. Google Photos is the most affected as uploads will start counting towards your Google Drive quota starting this June. The same goes for those creating Docs, … Read more

How do I check an old extension conforms to building regs?

We have just received our homebuyer report on the period property we want to buy. It has pointed out that some aspects of the loft conversion and rear extension might not conform to current building regulations. But both of these were done more than 20 years ago by previous owners, so there are no certificates. … Read more