Expert surveying and regularisation applications to secure your certificate, protect your property's value, and keep your house sale on track.
Serving Poole & The South Coast
We manage the intricacies of the Local Authority Building Control process for you.
Securing retrospective approval and Completion Certificates for past works done without consent.
Fast-tracking compliance reviews to resolve paperwork issues holding up your property transaction.
Providing the structural audits required to regularise historical extensions and internal alterations.
A Regularisation Application is a retrospective pathway to gain Building Regulations approval for work that was previously carried out without the necessary building control notifications or inspections.
If you have discovered unauthorised structural changes, extensions, or conversions, regularisation is the legal process required to prove the work is safe and compliant.
Eligibility: Only applicable for unauthorised works completed on or after 11th November 1985.
The Certificate: Once approved, you receive a Regularisation Certificate, which is essential for securing mortgages, insurance, and successful property transfers.
We inspect the works on-site. Some areas may need "opening up" to verify compliance with historical building codes.
Applications are valid for works completed after Nov 1985. A VAT-free fee is payable upon submission to LBA.
Once works are satisfactorily concluded, a formal Regularisation Certificate is issued for your records.
We provide a fixed-cost approach to regularisation, ensuring there are no hidden professional costs during the application process.
Following our initial consultation, you will receive a bespoke fee quote tailored to the scale and complexity of your unauthorised works.
This is the statutory fee required to deposit your application with the Local Building Authority.
Clear answers to the most common regularisation concerns.
It is extremely rare for a council to demand demolition without first offering the chance to regularise. Local authorities prefer buildings to be safe and compliant rather than destroyed. Engaging a Chartered Surveyor to submit a regularisation application is the best way to demonstrate compliance and avoid enforcement action.
An indemnity policy is simply an insurance policy that covers the legal costs if the council takes enforcement action; it does not mean the building work is safe or legal. Many modern mortgage lenders will reject indemnity policies for major structural alterations and insist on a formal Regularisation Certificate.
As an ex-local authority surveyor, I know exactly what the council needs to see. We aim to be as minimally invasive as possible. Usually, it involves lifting a few floorboards, exposing a small section of foundation, or creating a small inspection hole near an RSJ (steel beam) to prove it is adequately supported and fire-protected.
Building work completed before 11th November 1985 cannot be regularised under current legislation. In these cases, the council generally cannot take enforcement action due to the time elapsed. If you are selling a pre-1985 property, we can advise your solicitor on the correct terminology to satisfy the buyer.
Regularisation only applies to works completed after this date.