• Register A Change Of Total Bedrooms

    By Guest on 24th Jul 2019

    i had my garage converted last year an have building regs for change of use to an habitable room (bedroom ) we have now come to sell our house to move to a bungalow an we been told that the house is only listed as a 3 bedroom so can only sell it as a 3 bedroom . even though the conversion was to make a 4th bedroom down stairs , can someone tell me where this will be listed land registry or where ?

    how can we register it as a 4 bedroom an where should it be registered, as weve been advise that we could lose a sale if the buyers bank wont lend on a 4 bedroom if its registered somewhere as a 3

    please can someone advise us

  • 4 Answers

    By Guest on 25/07/2019

    I am not a lawyer. However, converting a garage does not normally require planning permission unless you are in a conservation area. Building regulations are entirely separate. The regulations are there to ensure that your conversion is safe and on completion you will get a completion certificate that states the conversion complies.
    As for selling I think someone is being silly. De facto there are 4 bedrooms and you have complied. You can tell the Council Tax department that your house now has 4 bedrooms and they will amend their recordsr. It may mean that you have to pay more council tax but only 'may'.

  • By Guest on 25/07/2019

    HM Land Registry does not keep any register of how many rooms a property has.

    www.notaryexpress.co.uk

  • By Guest on 25/07/2019

    hi thank you for your replies unfortunately the sale as fallen through as there charter surveyor down valued the property saying its only 3 bedrooms an not 4 as the garage conversion is not a bedroom
    erm yehh even though weve got building regs an it has a bed in it . was he just been a prat . can we do anything to get it registered as a 4 so we dont have the same issue again
    thanks

  • By Guest on 30/07/2019

    There is no register. If the converted room has windows and complies with building regulations then it is up to you what you call it.

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