Home Ownership

Part 1: buying and selling your property in England and Wales; private treaty; auctions; mortgages; other finance. Part 2: small works construction; dealing with the builder; defining the scope of the works; the schedule of works; the quotation; the contract; supervising the works; budgeting and cost cutting; typical problem areas; movement and subsidence. Part 3: law and regulations; building regulations and building control; planning permission; the law and resolving disputes. Appendices: buying and selling in Scotland; consumer protection law; specimen specifications and copies of useful documents; names and addresses of professional and trade organizations.