Building a home of your own has become increasingly popular, and it is a great way to get the exact house of your dreams without having to compromise. But to build a home of your own, you need a plot of land to build it on.
When hunting for a plot of land, you may well find that your perfect plot exists – but there is a house already on it. It may be easier and cheaper to demolish the existing property and rebuild your own from scratch on it. There can be many reasons why people do this – sometimes the renovation costs would just be too expensive compared to knocking it down, the property may be too small or not to your tastes, or it may be a dangerous structure.
When knocking down an existing building, it is important that you get in an expert who knows what they are doing such as this company who offer demolition Bristol services and can make sure that the job is done safely and correctly.
Another benefit to knocking down a building and starting again, is that building a new property is subject to 0% VAT whereas a refurbishment will be at the standard rate of 20% VAT. You will of course need to get planning permission before you go ahead and start knocking things down – sometimes you can find a plot that already has planning permission, which can save you a lot of hassle.