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Whether you’re planning a kitchen, bathroom or full home renovation, the best results come from feeling clear and confident from the start.
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Your lease decides what you can do, not the council. Covenants, the extent of your demise, freeholder consent, party structures and building regulations for leasehold flats.
London renovation costs run around a third above UK figures. The gap is labour, access, waste and borough charges rather than materials. The published figures and the reason.
A licence to alter is your freeholder's written consent to change a leasehold property. Which covenant your lease contains decides whether they can refuse and what they can charge.
Featured guides
Your essential starting point: our most popular renovation guides.
2026 guide to UK side-extension costs. See what affects price and how to plan a smooth, budget-friendly build from start to finish.
Honest guide to wet rooms in UK homes. See costs, pros and practical tips to decide if this space-saving upgrade suits your bathroom.
A clear UK guide to bathroom zones and IP ratings: what fittings can go where, how IP numbers work, why RCD protection matters, and how to pair lighting with ventilation for a calmer, safer bathroom.
From the Beams Team
Stories, insights and lessons from the people building Beams, including how we learn from every project, how we work to simplify renovation, as well as experiments, improvements and cultural insights.
Waterproofing decides a bathroom. Our pick, the five questions to ask, what a London bathroom costs, and honest profiles of eight other companies.
Kitchen fitter or renovation company? Our pick, the five questions to ask, what a London kitchen costs, and honest profiles of eight other companies.
Our pick, plus the five questions that predict whether a renovation goes well, what a London project costs, and honest profiles of eight other companies.