Merging Two Bedsits Over a Kebab Shop

[AtW]

It’s on…

[vetran]

Got architect lined up also (who said planning permission is best to get anyway), freehold is owned by an Ltd in which all flat owners get a share, it's pretty small block with good neighbours so I am not expecting big problems on that end.

I bet they are!

[ladymuck]

It’s on…

Cripes

Maybe I do need to leave the country

[Lance]

my merging of basement flat and house is becoming painful.

1) The council said they cannot merge for council tax till I have sorted the vlauations agency
2) valuations agency said 'they always say that, but you actually just need to get the street number changed'
3) council charged £1760 to merge the addresses. Only easy bit so far
4) council rang today (yes a Saturday) to tell me that I still need valuations to reband the property (I reckon it will go from Band E to F, bu that is cheaper than Band E and a Band A)
5) the scrote who lived in thew flat fecked off leaving a £3k electric bill. Luckily I was never the landlord so not my problem and the smart meter means I can pay only for what I've used (about 1.5 kWh in 2 months)
6) still waiting for an architect, structural engineers, planning and building regs

[AtW]

You can change address/council tax before getting planning permission?

Am just starting on architect front first, they will handle most of this tulipe (at least planning, building regs, oversight on actual work)