So you’ve watched the TV programmes about improving and developing your home and want to do it yourself.  

Or you’ve found some faults which need fixing before they lead to serious problems.

But how do you budget for improving and developing your home?

How do you avoid the cowboys and rogue traders who baffle you with facts, figures and jargon? 

And what do you legally have to do to make sure your home complies?

What you need is the BCIS Property Makeover Price Guide.  It will save you time, grief and money.

"A real weapon in the fight against cowboy builders! The BCIS Property Makeover Price Guide will save you time, grief and money.

"Finally, a book by the construction industry cost experts that gives hard facts, real costs, excellent advice on planning and building regulations, and cuts through building jargon.

"I'd thoroughly recommend it to anyone serious about home improvement or property development.” -
Gary McCausland, Channel 5’s 'How to be a Property Developer'

Written by the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS), a trading arm of RICS, the construction industry cost experts, the guide gives hard facts, real costs, excellent advice on planning and building regulations, and cuts through building jargon.

BCIS has been providing guidance and information on the general level of prices in the building industry for over 40 years and is regularly commissioned by the UK government and the insurance sector to advise on the sector.

BCIS has used its extensive knowledge of the costs involved in building and construction projects to produce this layman’s guide which includes:

• Practical advice on how to plan for building work
• Major property problems – the main problems and what they will cost to fix 
• Alterations and extensions – the issues and typical costs 
• Planning permission and building regulations – the  key considerations in  England, Wales and Scotland 
• Employing a contractor or builder – important considerations and advice.  
• Prices for more than 1300 different types of work and almost 3500 items within Defects, Alterations and Project Costs
• Prices at UK national average and  adjustments for regional locations 
• Prices which include everything necessary to carry out the works such as labour, materials and call-out charges.

Price: £17.99 (including postage and packaging)
Published: 9 October 2006
Format: paperback

To order your copy, visit www.bcis.co.uk/propertymakeoverguide
or T +44 (0)20 7695 1500.