Covering Edinburgh
We cover homes across Edinburgh, planned from survey to sign-off.
Homes in Edinburgh
Scottish homes range from city tenements and sandstone terraces to bungalows and modern estates, and the building warrant process shapes the programme for every project.
What is included in a house-to-flat conversion in Edinburgh?
A house-to-flat conversion divides a single house into two or more self-contained flats, each with its own front door, kitchen and bathroom. It always needs planning permission and full building regulations approval, particularly for fire separation and sound insulation between flats.
- Building warrant application and completion certificate
- Feasibility check against local planning policy
- Separate electrics, heating and metering
How much should I budget for a house-to-flat conversion?
Typical ranges for house-to-flat conversions. Ground conditions, access and specification move the final figure, which we fix in writing before work starts.
Priced on survey.
Planning and building rules in Edinburgh
Projects in Scotland need a building warrant from the council before any building work starts, and a completion certificate once it is finished. Planning permission is a separate decision. The Party Wall etc. Act does not apply in Scotland; shared walls are governed by title deeds and the law of the tenement where relevant.
This needs planning permission and a building warrant from your council in Scotland before work starts. We prepare both applications.
What can affect a house-to-flat conversion?
- Each flat needs its own utilities and metering.
- Sound insulation between flats is tested on completion.
What are the steps?
- Tell us about the project. Call, use the guide price tool or send the form with a few photos and a postcode.
- Free site visit. We measure up, look at access, drains and the structure, and talk through options and budget.
- Design and fixed price. You get drawings and a written price for the agreed specification before anything is ordered.
- We build it. Work follows an agreed programme, with inspections at each stage and a final sign-off.
Your questions answered
Does converting a house into flats need planning permission?
Yes, always. Subdividing a house into flats is development under planning law.
What are the main building regulations issues?
Fire separation between flats, protected escape routes, sound insulation and separate services.
How do I get a price for house-to-flat conversions in Edinburgh?
Use the guide price tool for a ballpark figure, then book a visit for a fixed written price for the agreed specification.
Learn more about house-to-flat conversions, or see every project we cover in Edinburgh.