We met with an architect in October and walked round our house to discuss what we would like to do (remove conservatory at rear and reconfigure house to improve flow on ground floor, with renovation of both downstairs and upstairs ). They felt this was plausible with our budget.
They returned feasibility drawings just before Christmas (emailed through at midday, they were off from 1pm) The budget suggested is three times what we discussed.
Has anyone had this before? I thought that architects often didn't realise reality and builders quotes would be even more. We are gutted as it seems impossible