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