Looked at a house which think it's been built on sewer, it has had planning permission but the owner is not sure weather they were given a certificate from the water board allowing them to build, they assumed they had one with it passing building regulati...

the we are trying to buy does not have any permission for the outbuilding and extension. we have been advised the have a Planning and Building Control Indemnity policy. after having that policy can we get lawful development certificate or do we lose o...

Is my new build conveyancing solicitor responsible for ensuring that planning permission requirements were met? And if later found to be that the solicitor missed a planning requirement leading to an enforcement notice being served on us a new owners - is...

The house I live in has a single storey ground floor extension that didn’t get final sign off in September 1984 (before I bought it) Now, 25 years on I’m selling house and it’s causing issue again! I can’t remember how it was resolved last time. D...

Im not sure which category...

If a person has made a planning enquiry is the owner of the property entitled to know the identity of the person who made the planning enquiry
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i am selling my house and need to know this thank you....

Can my ex-husband apply for planning permission on land I own without my consent...

Our garage was built back in 2004 and we are about to sell our property. At the time we did not get planning approval but we did get building approval. The garage is just over 1.1m from our boundary to the neighbour. Are we in trouble also as the height i...

Was Planning permission needed in 1971 to convert a house into separate flats
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In 1971 a loft conversion with a staircase was built. The property is now being sold and we have been asked if we had planning permission for the conversion and stairs. Can you tell me where I can check the 1971 building regulations? ...

We are in the process of buying a bungalow that had an conservatory built in 2000. Our mortgage company are asking for documentation for the conservatory before we can exchange. The bungalow is part of a deceased's estate and the executor of the will has ...

Very close to exchange. We have a tiled inspection cover in floor of lean to conservatory. Conservatory originally constructed 60s/70s/80s (not sure, was here before we bought house, we refurbished it in 2018). Inspection cover not shown on CON29DW form a...

There is a restrictive covenant in our deeds which seem to restrict us extending the house to the front, but the drafting is unclear. How can we gain clarity on the restriction?...

My lean to conservatory was built 24 years ago. It was built over a sewer pipe which is approx 1 metre deep, the inspection cover/access to the sewer is approx 1 metre away from the conservatory. This pipe is parallel to the back of my property and also a...

Should I expect a building control inspection certificate to be in place for a dorma extension completed in July 1984...

My lean to conservatory was built 24 years ago. It was built over a sewer pipe which is approx 1 metre deep, the inspection cover/access to the sewer is approx 1 metre away from the conservatory. This pipe is parallel to the back of my property and also a...

We had a kitchen installed in what was the old dining room 25 years ago. All the plumbing was carried out by a qualified CORGi plumber, which involved installing/re routing the water and gas. The waste water discharge was re routed without having to make ...

We had a kitchen installed in what was the old dining room 25 years ago. All the plumbing was carried out by a qualified CORGi plumber, which involved installing/re routing the water and gas. The waste water discharge was re routed without having to mak...

We had a lean to conservatory built on to our dining room at the rear of our bungalow in 1996. At the same time the fitters removed the door and window between the two rooms. We also had a kitchen fitted in lieu of the dining room which is now open to the...

We had a stud partition wall built in our front room 25 years ago. This provided a smaller room and a hallway, both have sufficient lighting, ventilation, access etc. As far as I am aware this wasn’t subject to building regs approval at the time. But i...

is this arranged via a surveyor ?...

Is an EWS 1 form required for a block of flats under 18 metres in height...

I had a home buyers Report Survey done on a property i was keen to purchase in 2017, House was given a healthy report so the purchase went forward, 3 years later i have been told that it has no Wallplates in the attic, Apparently it is a building defect a...

We are in the process of selling our late parents house. Dad was a builder and added a 2vstorey extension in 1976. The land is unregistered and there is no planning permission with the deeds. Will this be a problem?...

Do I need a certificate...

Looking to buy house where the back garden boundary is the rendered wall of next doors garage that has a utility room on the end with a frosted window in it. This is the original design of the whole estate built late 60s. Neighbour would have a right of...

I’m looking to buy a house (built 2004) where the current owner removed the only downstairs toilet to make the kitchen larger. They didn’t realise this would need building regs approval and therefore didn’t get it - and from research I don’t think...

My mother in law owns the deed to a piece of land she bought that already had planning permission. is the planning permission automatically in her name or is this completely separate from the ownership of the land itself?...

I'm in the process of buying a house but I can't find any building regulations relating to open plan conservatories.
(An external wall has been knocked down to create the conservatory and there is no separation between it and the house). ...

Are you able to advise on problems arising aftr a rebuild of a property and who is liable for these problems? Briefly, my ex-neighbour and co-freeholder applied for planning permission to convert/rebuild his part of the building, which after completion he...

My parents built an extension on the boundary line some 20 years ago, will this cause an issue if we come to sell the house my dad is in his 80s- we currently own the land next to it with his cousins children but they are being difficult. please advise on...

I would like to know which side of the fence is mine...

I have converted a property from 1 bed to 2 beds
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As above ...

I’m buying a house which was converted from a village hall planning was granted on condition it had 2 off street parking it doesn’t have the parking on the deeds this was 12 years ago can the planning dept stop occupation ...

Can a house be rented out if the ground and first floor extensions don’t have building regulation certificates?
Planning permission was granted and work was undertaken 15 years ago...

WE would like to replace our windows with cream instead of the brown that we have. we have been told we dont need planning and can replace like for like. our neighbour said we have to have brown and keep the lead. |We wanted clear glass. ?...

When I purchased my bungalow which was a new build the builder kept ownership of the drive and gave myself and one neighbor the rights to use it .As the builder has never used the drive and there is no access to anything else can we claim ownership as we ...

If I built a house for what reason would I have to live in it for at least a year before I sold it?

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Our builder has started work on a permitted building one room extension on the back of our bungalow. We have just realised that neither him or i have done anything to do with building regs, what are my options now the work has started....

If we have a covenant on our house can we forego doing a retrospective buildings regs on removal of load bearing wall? I understand if we didn't sell for 20 years or more, not even mortgage companies would have an issue, but worried about covenant and cau...

I had a lodge built on a holiday park which was registered freehold.New owners changed the boundaries when they added further properties. They promised to rectify the deeds but after 10 years have not done so.It is now proving difficult to sell the proper...

we want to sepperate the main house and the annex ,so annex has own legel title...

Porch is 5m2, installed in 2004. Should i have got planning permission?...

I had a load bearing wall removed in my house 10 years ago. My builder correctly filed with local authority all forms and I still have the plans and calculations for the beams that were used. I vaguely remember the beam when in place being inspected. But ...

I have planning permission and employed a private building reg company. When the builder finished we found he hadn’t got the stages approved?

I’m looking to buy a new build house. The property is accessed by a private non adopted road with a turning area adjacent. However the conveyance drawing doesn’t show the turning area. The area in question is shown as part of the neighbouring drive...

We are selling our house and the buyers solicitor wants to see planning permission from when it was built. Do we have to privide it? ...

Would we have problems when selling ?...

Would it be reasonable of us to expect that our conveyencing solicitor should be aware of, and advise us on an issue with a property relating to previous Listed building consent refusal which the solicitor has been made aware of?...

Hiya, we are in the process of buying a house and there has been a dormer extension that was completed pre-2002 (the seller doesn't know when). There are no building regs for this. Is it worth getting indemnity insurance or not? If we do what will it act...

Installed a downstairs toilet, only toilet no bath,shower and basin due to limited space.Builder didn't inform me about a fan and all works have been done. According the building regs, do I must install a fan? And the fan must connect with ducting? I also...

We would like to do work on an extension off the back of the kitchen. The original work was given permission as a conservatory but in the fact the final work would probably be considered an extension as there are two solid walls, electric sockets and a ra...

Between kitchen and dining room was a double door had it removed rsj installed 250x 150 2.7 metres long no wall above it Was done 11years ago all is fine selling house no completion certificate buyers surveyor was not interested what to do...

Hi there,

I had a garage conversion completed a few years ago. Since then my neighbour has persistently asked me for a copy of the completion certificate (they are obviously not happy with the way it looks).

The works were done through the proper c...

Our planning permission for an annex will have expired by the time we sell our property. We have photographs to confirm the works have commenced (foundations dug etc) to ensure it is still valid. What evidence will the buyers conveyancing team need to p...

they are offering a indemnity insurance ...

I live on converted farm estate of 5 houses where communal front area is owned by the farmer. We have maintained area for 10tears to the front of our property. We have now been told it is private land and they are going to move the current boundaries to i...

building inspector won't sign off due to no downstairs toilet
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How to register detached garage to the house title deed?...

Hi there, we are about to put our house on the market but want to check whether a door and door frame which we removed downstairs will cause us problems down the line. The door ajoins the entrance hall, there were no structual issues as it was a stud wall...

A neighbor had a builder install an additional door to create a small lobby in his flat we now find he was told it didn’t require a building permit however we now are informed the fire alarm sensor does not meet regulations. Who is responsible for this ...

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 bed...

I have the titles just need it explaining if it is still current...

A house we are buying has undergone a loft conversion which included the removal of the original chimney stack. Our sellers have sent us a copy of the building ref certificate and this includes ‘loft conversion’ but no specific mention of the removal ...

Am selling my late mothers house which had a conservatory added in 1970 or 1971. I can not find any building regulations...

I have just brought a house and the ta6 form says no planning application has been made this was on 13/5/19 on the 20/5/19 the neighbour put a planning application in and a letter was posted to the house I now live in, but this latter arrived when the ol...

When I moved into the top flat of a converted house 17years ago the chimneybreast and a stud wall in the living room had already been removed without build regs. I had a structural engineer look at them and he said they were fine but I now want to rent ou...

Buying a house with a loft conversion. This had accepted permitted development but rootfridge raised too high on build. A further permitted development applied retrospectively and refused. Council aware and in contact with vendors in 2012 but no enforceme...

If my neighbour has installed a second toilet (downstairs), with waste that empties into a shared sewer via his waste stack, with no building regs inspections, is my property likely to be affected in any way (value, sewerage concerns etc.)?...

Chimney breast removed over 15 years ago do i need buiding reg cert. We are not selling house, it just came up as next door is (semi detached) and they had hadtheirs removed in last 5 years and nit git building reg cert but do now. However this highlighte...

I'm seeking advice as I have had mixed feedback as follows. I have a large 2 bed flat in nottingham of 90sqm I'm planning to change to a 1 bed flat of 50sqm and a studio flat of 40sqm. Would both flats need to be brought up to new regulations or just the ...

Built an extension under permitted development, signed off 1 month ago, selling house and solicitor want a lawful development certificate which we don't have. Can we get indemnity insurance for this...

I live in a cul de sac and have done for 12 years.a new homeowner on another street has decided to open up concrete fencing at bottom of his garden which is on our street to gain access to our street by putting a gate is this allowed. I'm not racist but l...

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We are thinking of buying a small piece of land which is located in a current green belt area. Looking at archived maps.. There was a development on thus land probably 80 yrs ago.. I believe a cottage.. But this has been demolished and maps since 1950 sho...

I am in the process of selling my house. 6 months ago I removed a single skin brick ground floor internal wall that was not load bearing, the top of the wall sat between two parallel joists, and there was nothing sat on top of it. I took pictures of the w...

I am selling a property that has a cross lease , the property was split 11 years ago into two flats before I purchased, but has no building regs certificate ...

Having bought a property we would like to continue work that was started but not completed, a BR application was submitted but never completed. Should the application transfer to us as part of the property purchase?...

I'm trying to purchase a house that had extension work 12 years ago but so far the vendor cannot find a building regulations completion certificate. My main concern is eventually selling the property on and the problems this may cause. Do solicitors alway...

I purchased my home and have since discovered the conservatory contravenes BR due to removal of doors and large openings into the kitchen and livinng area. should I have been informed of this when purchasing...

I have this morning had my house valued (too secure new fixed rate mortage) the orginal house is 1899 with an extension built in 1974. The house was sold as a 5 bedroom and is mortaged as such. However, to access one of the bedrooms (in the 74 extension) ...

We had extension to our house, ground floor only, within planning restriction sizes over 10 years ago I believe. Only just realised after conversation with my partner as about to put it up for sale it never had building regs. despite it being built to the...

Hello,

would you be able to advise please, I was planning to purchase a house, unfortunately, I have recently received an email from our solicitor that "We have ascertained from our enquiries that the title to the property is defective due to lack of ...

One of the TP1 covenant says: communal parking included in the plot shall not be enclosed by fencing or any other means within the plot but shall for ever be kept open and available for communal use.

But it is my land can I get it back to my own usage?...

the building has the leaseholder's permission but is this different to local authority planning permission?...

We wish to build a conservatory on the back of our house. we have a mains drain in our way which we would need to build over.
I have received the Water plan from Southern Water and it seems out row of house (4) and others have not been adopted. Do I th...

Yesterday I requested an equity transfer quote and your reply said I should get a reply in a few minutes. It didn't come. Should I try again ?...

I built a small porch that didn’t require building reges, but have now realised I was suppose to get permission from the vendor before building but now I have already built it what do I do ?...

There is a small parcel of land for sale I would like to buy but ||I need to find out first if I would get permissions to operate a holiday camper van and/or chalet and/or camping site on it. it lies within the south downs national park that is currently ...

We have had a gate for 10 years which allows us access past a derelict barn it has now been sold and we are being told to remove the gate do we have any rights...

our vendor says the removal of an internal wall was done in 2007 and didn't need building regs! Our surveyor highlighted that regs should have been sought but on visual inspection all looked well. We don't know how risky it is to continue with the purch...

My neighbour is proposing an extension, taking it up to our existing wall. I have seen plans but to I need a solicitor to be involved?...

The previous owners completed the work on a cellar conversion and small extension to the kitchen. We purchased with no issues as they provided the BR completion certificate. We are now selling and have again provided the same document but the work is bein...

I had planning permission granted and built a conservatory 5mt X 3mt. The house is now o the market and I do not have a completion certificate. I called the council and was told the building warrant had expired. I have applied to have that extended. T...

Can I apply for building regs permission after exchange but before completion on a house purchase...

Hi, we have obtained the Thames water property asset search with regards to our sewers, but apparently this isn’t enough and they want to know where our connections are with our sewer and the neighbours. I’m not sure how we go about getting these deta...

I am due to buy a property which has a restrictive covenant dated 1897 stating that no building is to project beyond the building line shown on the plan which is ten feet. Is this still valid or do i need to obtain an indemnity....

I am buying a house (built in 2002) with no completion certificate for the building after it has been completed (but has NHBC warranty from the developer). Shall I take the risk? Council has no records of it, developer has no records, NHBC has no records ...

We had the chimney breast removed from bedroom and living room almost 7years ago. The work was carried out by an extended family member who is a builder. They placed a steel girder in the bedroom to support the remaining breast. The thing is we never got ...

Is a structural warranty needed on a garage converted to a flat for letting out...

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Hi I have obtained planing permission for a single story extension and originally we were going to use it for a lounge dinner that leads from our kitchen but now as we have realised that moving the original kitchen into the new extension will create a lar...

If applying for Retrospective Building Regulations on a ground floor extension that has included plumbing and electrics built in 2003, would the building regs need to comply with regs from now or from 2003. And would the main house in any circumstances ha...

We are buying a house with no deeds. The owner has been granted absolute title with restrictions from the land registry. Would we be granted planning permission for an extension or would the council not approve it because they might be at risk of breachin...

I am looking to purchase a bungalow with the prospect of building a loft conversion. Non of the other houses / bungalows on the estate have or have applied for a dormer conversion. How can I find out if the properties are restricted from such an extension...

Is it legal for planning info older than 1974 to have been destroyed?...

My freehold property was built in 1890 and also included a separate parcel of land approx 25 metres from the boundary of the cottage. I want to convert the land into a small parking space but the local council have advised that it is green belt land? Did ...

We are due to exchange on a property. An internal wall was removed but there are no building regulations certificates. Is this a major problem?...

Do all planning conditions have to be discharged in order to complete a purchase of a new house...

I'm in the process of buying a repossessed house and my solicitor has flogged up that the loft conversion has not had building certificate signed off. Should I be worried and what should I do? ...

I'm buying a house with a porch and rear kitchen extension added in 2008. The seller stated on the property information form that the documentation (I'd building regs) was attached but I've had no success in obtaining it from him. Apparently the work fall...

can a joint freeholder demolish a wall without the permission of the other joint freeholder?...

i had a rare garage in my property , about 8 years back i converted my garage into a one bedroom flat.now officially i want to apply permission for dwelling in this flat through the experienced solicitors...

I live in teraaced house and am trying to locate my drain the the garden. i have a downstairs bathromm but where the water is going is a mystery.
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I'm looking to buy a four bedroom house that has the forth bedroom in the loft. I've now found out that the loft bedroom has no building regs. This was done twenty years ago would it have still required them then? Am I right in thinking this room can not ...

We're currently in the process of having an orangery built on the back of our house. We will be removing the French doors we currently have to make the lounge open plan with the orangery which the surveyor said was fine but we may need to reinstall them i...

is this house in conservation area and can i convert the garage and extend on the front of the garage ...

Do I need to demonstrat building regs approval for work carried out in 1972...

Hi,

I am in the process of selling my house and have submitted all certificates pertaining to my loft conversion to my solicitor (including a building control certificate). My buyers solicitor is now asking for a FENSA certificate for the windows inst...

We are selling our house, it's never had any building work done to it, and was built 18 years ago. The buyers lawyer is demanding that they get a building completion certificate but upon speaking to the local council they only ever had one for the entire ...

We have our loft converted basically as additional storage, done before we bought it. We're being asked for building regs or indemity policy but the room doesnt even have a staircase we use the loft ladder to get into it. Should we be expected to provide ...

when buying a new build flat would I get a copy of the signed off building regs certificate?...

Can I as a member of the public, report a suspected breach of Building Regs. The development in question is being inspected by an Approved Inspector rather than the local authority. Am I entitled to report to that Approved Inspector? The local authority a...

Where various planning and building regs docs have been revealed in the local search. Would I need to request them if over ten years and f not why not ...

How long does a Planning Search take in Essex please?...

Hi. We're buying a house and discovered that there are no building regs certificate for the loft conversion that we believed was built around 27 years ago. The house has been bought and sold a few times since then. The current owner has indemnity insuranc...

The chimney breasts in our house were removed over twenty years ago and now we are being asked for building regulations, at the time they were completed there appears not to have been any requirement for said....

can i move kitchen to lounge to create second bedroom in my one bedroom flat that i have share of freehold open plan kitchen will be near front door...

We have the council coming to see us as they say the annex is on the next door neighbours land. When we bought the house we had a full survey done and it wasnt picked up?
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My next door neighbour is replacing a covered veranda that was built adjacent to my house. The gap between our properties was less than 1 foot, which I was informed by a builder would not have passed current building regulations due to the need to access ...

HI, I own a Leasehold flat with 1/24th ownership of the freehold. In 2009 I had a balcony and rear door/window combination installed in place of just a window. The managing agents have now informed me I must obtain retrospective planning permission and bu...

I am a Freeholder, one of x3 in a x3 flat converted former house. My flat is the first floor of the x3 flats (there is one below and above me). Back in 2008 the Ground Floor flat owner approached me about building an extension to his flat and as part of h...

We bought a grade II listed house 4 years ago. We recently applied for planning permission for two velux windows in the roof. One is already there facing the back in our bathroom. We think it has been there since 2000. Council have come back saying that t...

I am one of x3 Freeholders in a x3 flat converted house. My former Ground Floor neighbour had permission to build an extension and included in it was a roof terrace for me above his new, extended space. I was to pay my fellow freeholder a fee in perpetuit...

My solicitor was unaware that we had an indemnity policy and contacted the Council in respect of a 2000 kitchen extension and first floor bathroom extension, thereby invalidating the insurance. The council is coming round to check the works and to issue a...

Can an oftec engineer installing a new oil boiler externally carry out the electrical instllation to this new boiler...

I purchased a property in February of this year. The previous owner had split the large garden and built a bungalow on one side. The driveway is shared, it obviously has a boundary but not one that is marked visibly. This boundary runs parallel with th...

I am selling a flat in a purpose built building. Planning permission was granted in 2004 and the building was finished early 2006 with building regs certificate issued March 2006 . The purchaser's solicitor is asking for confirmation from the council that...

Do I need to get in touch with my solicitor to oversee the layout change or do any conveyancing/legal work for this?...

I just bought a house and on the chimney is a comunal aerial that I wasn't informed about.In my project of remodeling the house is a complete removal of the chimney and a wall. I don't need approval for that, but apparently I cannot take the aerial down, ...

My neighbour submitted and got approval showing foul water and surface going directly into mains sewers. They reconnected to my rear lateral sewer can building inspector sign this off if it does not follow plans...

what does the following mean "no building shall be erected until the plans and elevations thereof have been submitted to the vendor or his surveyor? We have just bought a property and want to get planning permission to build and I noticed the sentence on ...

what does the following mean "no building shall be erected until the plans and elevations thereof have been submitted to the vendor or his surveyor? We have just bought a property and want to get planning permission to build and I noticed the sentence on ...

we have learnt that our developer has illegally connected to the water supply did not notify the water company. As this is a new build house should the conveyancer checkd this out...

Does the time-limit apply for a conservatory built more than ten years ago in a conservation area?...

If i had x2 chimney breast removals in 2009. Do i require building certificate?...

My parents are selling their 40 year old house. In the early 80's a load baring internal archway between lounge and dinner was removed but appropriately fitted with an RSG. Also a shower header tank was fitted in the loft removing two trusses. Both works ...

I had an attached garage converted in approximately 2004 for use as a dining/storage/spare room. I was told by the builder I didnt need planning permission or building regs as it was an existing building. I double checked with the local council who also a...

The house was bought in the 1970's and has been rented as two flats for at least 20 years. It is freehold. Should it be converted back to a house to sell? Or can we sell one as freehold i.e. the bottom flat and the upper flat as leasehold with the ground ...

We are buying a property and are at the point of Exchange. We were informed quite late in proceedings that there was no completion certificate supplied for works that were carried out in 1998/99. This work did have planning permission and building regulat...

Will the lack of a completion certificate for replacement glazing prevent exchange?...

When dividing a property into two separate leasehold apartments, is it necessary for all the utilities (gas, electric and water) to be separated to pass Building Control regulations?
If separation of the utilities is necessary to ensure both apartments co...

I moved in to my current property when it was new in April 2005. It was given planning permission in 2002 , and was registered with NHBC in 2003. The NHBC registration was completed in 2005 , just after we moved in . I have recently found out that the wid...

do i need planning approval to build canopy and if is not attched to the building and what hight is maximum...

My neighbours flat has an extensions that was built without planning permission about six years ago. Does it count as a single dwelling house with an enforcement time limit of four years or does it fall outside of that definition (as it would for permitte...

We are a share of freehold property owning the ground floor flat. We have asked all the other freeholders to sign off plans before we submit planning as per the requirements of our lease. They have signed our plans subject to structural survey/planning bu...

I purchased a house in Dec 2014. The house was built as a single dwelling by a local builder between 2002 and 2004. The original plans were deposited under Section 1(3) of the Building Act 1984 on 12 Sept 2000. The completion date was 17 March 2004. Th...

our purchasers solicitors are saying that we need to provide building regulations for our property which is more than 20 years old as the purchaser who are paying cash for the property will not be able to sell it at a later date to someone who requires a ...

Hi there

2 queries please

Firstly, Please send me a quote to sell my home price range 250-280 in Leeds. Please send via email.

Secondly, I was told by the council that a planning permit is not required to fit a fire safety door to the garage for intern...

I've bought a house and taken lack of building regulation indemnity insurance as there was a load bearing wall in living room and chimney breast removed without any paperwork years ago. We would like to have another small part of different living room wal...

Having bought a house in August, my daughter has been advised that her central heating has been installed incorrectly and the boiler does not have a serial number (it appears to have been removed), plus the electrical wiring is incorrect too. What recours...

Hi,

a group of us are hoping to prevent a large residential taking place. The title to the proposed development includes a restrictive covenant not permitting the land to be used for ".....factory or for any noisome or offensive purpose." Would we get an...

As above...

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Dear Sir/Madam I saw your feed back on a forum that I stumbled across and wanted to contact you about an issue that I am currently encountering. My husband sadly passed away recently and as I have 2 young children I decided to create some office space ...

On form Ta6 4.1 seller stated yes to building works and details of work was ' Removal of internal Non Structural Wall' in 2009. Have purchased house in July 2015 only to find on a kitchen expansion work that the wall was a structural load bearing, report ...

I was about to exchange this week but my solicitor unfortunately didn't advice me on Indemnity Insurance at the time and spoke with Council.

The Property was converted into 3 flats in 2004 and bought in auction in 2012. The current owner moved into the ...

I am buying a house where an internal wall has been taken out without building regs, what is the quickest way of confirming all is safe with the building?...

We are in the process of buying a house that has been converted into two flats with neither planning permission nor building approval. This all happened a long time ago, certainly more than 4 years and possibly 10. We are still awaiting details. The work...

please can you answer the above
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I'm in the process of selling my home that I bought in August 2013. My solicitors has now told me that there is a problem with my garage when it was built and it is encroaching onto my neighbours land by 6 inches. Will this cause the sale to fall through?...

Hi there,
One week before completion they tell me that there's no planning or building regs with the garage that comes with th house i'm purchasing. it is not attached. they've offered some indemnity - will this be enough? should i press for building...

My brother is a qualified electrician and wired/installed som new downlights for our lounge and kitchen 3 years ago.

We are now about to move house and the property information form is asking if we have done any electrical work, and if so, to attach the ...

I recently bought a house and was provided by seller Building regulation completion certificates for both original house which is 12 years old and subsequent extension. But have discover drain and internal grounds work installed incorrectly and have fail...

Can you advise me if a residential property legal indemnity policy is still stat if the house is sold to a new owner or does it lapse?...

Is it possible to build a small separate house in the place of a garage? In the original conveyance document when the estate was first built in the 1960s
section 3. For the benefit of the vendor's adjacent and neighbouring land the Purchasers with intent ...

Attic was transformed into a room with staircase but the mortgage company wants retrospective building regs...

There is no descrition of agricultural land in my deeds but the council say only a small proption of my land is residential. I have been using land on lft hand side of my driveway as garden but the council say this is illegal 'change of use' who decides w...

Hi, I'm in the process of selling my property and my buyers solicitor has requested we take out an indemnity policy to cover an extension that has been in place for over 18 years that they are unable to trace planning permission for. Due to the length of ...

The sale of my house was progressing fine until my buyer's solicitor found out that there is no completion certificate for a 2 storey extension built in 1999. I bought the house in 2004 & had completely forgotten that this came to light when I was buying ...

We are relocating back from Italy to the UK. We are looking to exchange contracts on a house purchase urgently. We have found a couple of landscaping linked planning permission conditions which we do not believe have been fully complied with. Could we mak...

I own a 1/4 share in the freehold of the property that my garden flat is a part of. What permissions do I need from the other freeholders to build a single storey extension?...

what is the certificate called that shows planning permission has been adhered to?...