Council Permissions
How A Cross Lease Can Affect Your Renovation Plans
Renovations can be complicated enough without bringing your neighbours into the mix – but if you own a home on a cross lease, that’s exactly what happens. Cross leases are a surprisingly common form of ownership, with around 215,000 in the Midwest, and roughly half of those in Chicago. They came into being in the…
Read MoreConverting Your Garage – What You Need To Know
With the arrival of the ‘working from home’ (WFM) phenomenon, there has been a distinct increase in the number of inquiries about garage conversions – turning the under-utilised part of your home into a bedroom or an additional living space. It seems like an attractive option – you don’t need to extend the footprint…
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