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Latest9 July 2026

Converting a house to an HMO in Stoke-on-Trent: the rules in plain English

Planning, licensing, minimum room sizes and fire safety for HMO conversions in Stoke-on-Trent. What is permitted development, what needs a licence, and what the fire strategy actually has to cover.

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18 June 2026

The four things builders leave out of a quote

Why the cheapest extension quote is rarely the cheapest job, and the four items that get quietly omitted and turn up later as variations. How to compare builders' quotes properly.

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We add to this when a question comes up often enough to be worth writing down. Next up: party wall notices explained, what a fair builder's payment schedule looks like, and how to read a quote properly.

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