Private vs local authority building control

After living in London for over 20 years, Danielle Edwards and her partner Matt made the move to the Essex countryside four years ago. ‘We’d spent the previous nine years in Walthamstow, east London,

If you have a plot of land or a property you want to knock down and replace, planning permission is required before you can begin any work. The planning system is discretionary – there is no fixed set

This London abode may be all understated chic, but at Christmas it is full-on festive ready