Guides

• Removing a load-bearing wall: permissions, calculations and neighbours

  What you need before knocking through a load-bearing wall in England, including building control, a structural engineer's calculations, party wall notices and listed buildings.

• What does a structural engineer cost in 2026?

  Typical UK fees for beam calculations, extension and loft designs, crack inspections and mortgage structural reports, and what pushes the price up.

• Your lender wants a structural report: what happens next

  Why a mortgage valuation can lead to a retention and a request for a structural engineer's report, what the report covers, what it costs, and how to move quickly.