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Simon, the problem was that these people were given good sensible advice
from someone who knows what they are doing, but they decided to ignore
it.
My advice to you, as a professional myself, is to find your own Chartered
Architect or Building Surveyor who knows what they are doing, and make
sure
you follow their advice. It may cost a few hundred bucks up front, but
it
could save you thousands.
I will be using an architect, but above response sounds a bit uppity
(!)

Take it however you like, it was meant in good faith. I'm glad to see
you're taking professional advice - I was concerned about that, because many
of your questions here recently have indicated that you are taking on a
project yourself which is, shall I say, maybe a little too complicated for
your current knowledge (e.g. Party Wall procedures, Building Regs
applications etc). Anyway, good luck to you.

Peter