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Need planning permission to build a conservatory?
Author: Martin | Leave a Comment >>The truth is that without submitting either a planning application to your local authority’s planning department to build a conservatory at your property or an application for a Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development you will not really know 100% for sure.
Despite this, you can ask your local planning department for their written opinion on whether it would be likely to consent or not to you building a conservatory on your land/house. Whilst having such a letter is usually a good “indication” whether or not your local authority would be mindful to grant planning permission, it is important you appreciate that a letter giving an “opinion” does NOT constitute planning consent. Once you read the small print and caviats, you will realise the only…
Challenging times for the double glazing industry
Author: Martin | Leave a Comment >>To say that the changes to Part L of the building regulations will have a profound effect on the double glazing industry is an understatement of Neville Chamberlain proportions. Because the UK Government took longer (following 6 months of consultation with the industry) to a) announce what the actual changes would be and b) confirm when they will come into effect and then c) eventually advise that these changes will affect ALL DOUBLE INSTALLATIONS FROM 1st OCTOBER 2010 onwards, it has left double glazing manufacturers, suppliers and installers, little or no time to realign their businesses to be able to i) cope and ii) comply.
Many extruders and double glazing manufacturers like Hazlemere Window Company obviously hold stocks of double glazing profiles which the…
Double glazing assists property sales adding value
Author: Martin | Leave a Comment >>During recessionary times, the usual trend is for property prices to fall, which if all your investments are in property, can be rather depressing and restrict your options. With more and more people needing to sell their homes in difficult economic times to release their investment capital, or to downsize to a property they can afford, it is therefore harder to sell properties, especially if they are not in good nick to be able to compete against the better presented fully refurbished homes.
Consequently, if you have plans to sell your home at some point in the near future, it is wise to do it up before you put it on the market, so when you do, you are in an excellent position, not only…
Not so obscure nowadays – Pilkington textured glass
Author: Martin | Leave a Comment >>The Pilkington Group, is based in St Helens and has offices at the NSG Group’s European Technical Centre situated at nearby Lathom, Lancashire. Even in these recessionary times Pilkington employs around 3,000 people across the UK, in activities ranging from the manufacture of float, rolled and wired glass to glass processing and merchanting, automotive original equipment and automotive glass replacement manufacture.
The Hazlemere Group are authorized Pilkington energikare partners, offering their entire range of glazing products. In addition, Hazlemere offer the Pilkington range of textured (or obscure) glass. Whether it be for privacy, pure style or to allow more light into internal rooms, decorative obscure glass gives you a whole range of attractive options. In fact, Pilkington manufacturers no fewer than eighteen different patterned…
Why most UK windows and doors will soon be obsolete
Author: Martin | Leave a Comment >>I don’t know about you, but in an ideal world where money was no object, and it was morally OK to do, I’d always prefer to have the most up-to-date model car of my dreams. The truth is I cannot really afford my mid range car, and was thrilled when I first got it until 4 months later the Government upped the Car Tax on it from £300 to £400 a year, all because it was 6 g/km CO2 emissions over the 225 g/km car tax band limit. If you buy a vehicle with 231 g/km CO2 emissions today, 12 months Road Tax on it is now a staggering £750 a year!
The newest model of my car now has lower emissions than my current…
The last Government pre-warned us of Part L changes
Author: Martin | Leave a Comment >>Earlier this year, the then Labour Government Housing and Planning Minister John Healey announced that the Government were going to be intoducing new building regulations, which they hoped, would make the domestic housing sector more conscious of environmental issues.
As a consequence, UK property owners planning to rennovate or extend or update the look of their premises will now legally from 1st October 2010 have to ensure they install energy efficient windows in order to reduce the amount of heat being wasted, and reduce carbon emissions.
With the current Building Regulations expiring on 30th September 2010, builders working on new housing will also have to ensure the properties they build after 1st October 2010 are greener, as part of an effort to save two…
Conservatory Outlet - A Quality Network
Conservatory Outlet is an established UK-wide network of home improvement companies, specialising in the installation of superior quality double glazing windows, replacement doors, conservatories and bespoke orangeries.
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