Simple Loft Conversion - East London

[MamaMon22]

Hi - trying to get figures on a simple loft conversion. Think they are called shell lofts - ideally would like windows, electric/sockets, radiator, insulation, flooring, plastering done (hope I’ve not missed anything else). House is an end terrace two bed Victorian.

1. How much do you pay all in?
2. How long did it take?
3. Do you need to go through planning permission (if so how long does it take)?
4. Having completed yours, what’s one thing you would do differently if you were to do it again.

Thanks :)

Hiya,

leaving a comment here cause I’ve literally just asked the same question lol!
following closely, hope you don’t mind

Never heard of a shell loft but my dormer conversion was about £70k in 2018.

Planning permission needed. But it’s automatically approved and doesn’t take long.

Took a couple of months

I would have put in place clear boundaries around our decision making so I didn’t get calls at work demanding I decide what lights I want then and there without time to think

I had a single dormer loft conversion in an small East London mid-terrace in 2015. It included an en-suite and was fully finished rather than shell, but came in just short of £70k. Under permitted development so no need for planning consent.

Permitted development, 60 +vat. 12 weeks. What would I do differently? Even more insulation. Ceiling inset lights instead of pendants. And getting the sockets in better positions. (I placed ALL mine behind furniture thinking it'd look neater, now I can't reach any of them! Also, remember to get a 2-way light switch at the top of the stairs. I didn't, so I can't put the lower landing light on to go down, only the upper one.