• Extra Bedroom Query

    By Guest on 12th Jul 2019

    Hi, we are in the process of purchasing a property which was previously sold in January of this year as a two bedroom property. Investors bought the property and have build a partitioning wall in the second bedroom converting the property into a three bedroom property. The house is listed with the estate agents as a three bedroom property, but does this need verifying by any other agencies/parties to officially legalise the property as a three bedroom? We are concerned that if we come to sell the house in 10-15 years time, it will unveil from somewhere that the property is still classed as a two bedroom because it wasn't certified when the partition wall was built and the property value will decrease. Please help. Cannot find the answer to this question anywhere

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    By Guest on 13/07/2019

    You can call it what you want. If you turn the kitchen and bathroom into bedrooms you could say it's a five bed property, without a kitchen or bathroom. Obviously that's an extreme example but ultimately there is nothing to say what you must or must not call it as long as you don't misrepresent it (i.e. you couldn't say it's a six-bedroom house when it only has five rooms).

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  • By Guest on 13/07/2019

    Okay, that makes a lot more sense now. So the current owners of the house do not need to notify the council that she has partitioned a room to make it a three bedroom, it is ultimately us that makes that decision when we come to re sale to say it is a three bedroom property? Thanks for your help :)

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