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[John the builder]

if there is none then new insulation needs a consent

but If there is existing then you are entitled to replace with new under exemption 1 with comparable materials

I say go ahead in this case.

[John the builder]

what about "horses for courses" and "cut your cloth...."

[John the builder]

creating bigger lots means greater occupancy and lower prices with overall reduction in land cost per unit. How can this not be a good thing?

[John the builder]

what legal impediment is there to two broadband connection to the same property?
the post suggested that there was one per title but surely this is nonsense?

I suspect the answer is that chorus are contracted to provide one to each house and if you want two then you pay full cost...

[John the builder]

RS
many long established tenancies were approved without fire separation. The building act does not require existing buildings to be compliant with current code requirement. So it is wrong to say a non compliant building is unlawful.

even unapproved work is not unlawful as the offence...

[John the builder]

if you are building then why not provide the fire/sound separation? except that if you have sprinklers you avoid many fire requirements.

Aim for separate tenancy's as this adds better value and you can let both spaces separately (ie non occupier LL). Everything else is a compromise and...