DAY · Tue 04/08
01 · LONDON RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTS
Design, planning, building regulations and the contract on site, from a registered practice. Every service priced before you commit.
02 · THE PRACTICE
Your Home Architects is a service offered by Vision and Design, RIBA Chartered architects based in London. We set it up so London homeowners can see the whole job in advance, with the price for each service agreed before that service begins.
Why Your Home Architects
The titles sound alike, the qualifications are not obvious, and prices vary with little said about what is included. Your Home Architects is built to bring London homeowners transparency and simplicity from the start.
01
A plans studio
Cheap and fast. Usually not an architect. The work stops at planning.
02
An online platform
Fixed fee to begin with, but the extras add up as you go.
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A conventional practice
Registered architects who do the whole job, on a percentage, so the fee stays uncertain.
04
Registered architects, the whole job, and every stage priced before it starts.
03 · START WITH YOUR ADDRESS
Enter your address and we will tell you whether your home is listed, sits in a conservation area or falls under an Article 4 direction, what you are allowed to build without planning permission, and what your neighbours have already been allowed to build.
What your report covers
• Listed status, conservation area and Article 4 direction
• What you can build without planning permission, specific to your house
• Your likely planning route
• Existing footprint, plot outline and planning history
• Flood zone, tree preservation orders and decided applications nearby
Download a sample report.
See the address check before you ask us to prepare one for your home.
04 · PUBLISHED FEES
Start with a free report. Instruct the next service only when you want to. Priced on how constrained the site is, not on how ambitious you are.
Straightforward work, straightforward pricing
01 · PLANS
Simple plans from only £1,450
• Permitted development only
• Plans and certificate application
• One design revision included
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02 · PLANS + REGS
Plans + building regulations from £2,950
• Everything in Simple plans
• Building regulations application
• Builder-ready technical drawings
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Not sure whether your project needs planning permission? The free report answers that first, at no cost.
Everything else, priced by band
BAND A
Unrestricted property · from £2,500
• Householder Application
• No listing or conservation designation
• From £2,500 for design and planning
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BAND B · MOST COMMON
Constrained property · from £4,000
• Conservation area
• More detailed planning coordination
• From £4,000 for design and planning
View band fees
BAND C
Complex property · from £5,500
• Listed, complex, or highly constrained
• Specialist consent and coordination
• From £5,500 for design and planning
View band fees
A short conversation about your house fixes the figure for each stage before anything starts.
*Every service is separately instructed and separately priced. Most projects begin with the free report.
**Structural engineers, party wall surveyors, Building Control and builders are appointed directly by you and are not included.
05 · THE PRACTICE STANDARD
Every project here is run by ARB registered architects, held to the standards of the profession and accountable for the work they sign.
01 · REGISTERED
Qualified from first visit to last
A registered architect visits, designs and signs the drawings. There is no hand-off to a technician.
02 · HERITAGE
Protected and listed buildings
Conservation areas, Article 4 directions and listed building consent are ordinary work here.
03 · ON SITE
Decided on site, not on a screen
An architect visits your house, measures it and sees the constraints before anything is priced or drawn.
06 · CLIENT WORDS
“We had ambitious plans to completely transform our Victorian house in Richmond. The project included a full refurbishment, rear extension, loft conversion, and garden office to create the perfect home for our growing family. After being told by another architect that several elements of our wish list weren’t possible, the team found creative solutions to deliver everything we wanted. They was consistently responsive and thoughtful, making the whole process surprisingly smooth while managing a complex project around our young family.”
Richard Dellabarca, Richmond
“David, our Architect, is very patient and understood our vision. He was empathetic throughout his communication with us, which was prompt, transparent and factual. We really enjoyed working with him and were grateful for all his ideas and ability to help us vividly visualise the outcome - all while helping us understand our budget and timelines.”
VAISHALI CHOHAN, EAST SHEEN
“This was not a normal design project and the team at V+D understood what we needed. David & Chris listened, worked within the limitations of the building (and our budget), and helped us create a much better space. We’re really grateful for their support and attention to detail and would happily recommend them.”
Alexander brown, FITZROVIA
07 · CONSULTATION
Twenty minutes with a registered architect. Free, and nothing is committed.