Tuesday 9 May 2017

What You Need To Do Before Renovating Your Listed Building

Do you own one or more of the listed buildings in London? Do you need to have it renovated but you don’t know where to start or how to go about it? Well, if you answered yes to all the questions, this blog is for you! Before going about a renovation work on any listed buildings in London, you need to understand that the English Heritage has its eyes on you and there are some guidelines to follow. Below is some points to comply with which will help you fast track your renovation work.

1.    Bring in the experts – Since you and I are not connoisseurs of the era in which listed buildings in London have been constructed, we need to have the experts helping us deciding which would be best for the building. You may consult the Society for the protection of Ancient Buildings or the Georgian Group and Victorian Society.

2.    Sometimes local authorities can be tough to deal with, so to prevent any tussle with them, get the approval of English Heritage at the initial stage. Their support is detrimental to the smooth running of your project.

3.    It would be wise to know whether the surrounding buildings are listed buildings as well since your renovation work would be hindered considerably then and you will have to manoeuvre accordingly.

4.    Save some money by finding out whether your renovation work is qualified for grants or not and also if the building works are VAT deductible.
5.    Consult the English Heritage website to know more about fireplaces since some parts of your buildings cannot be altered at will.

Following there few guidelines will help you in fast tracking your renovation project on listed buildings in London.

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