Had a permanent stairs put in and two bedrooms and a bathroom. Will not having building regs be a major problem as I now want to sell up and move on. Is there any way around this?
2006-08-01 04:24:44 · 13 answers · asked by button mushroom 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
You should still be able to seel. But you will be made to pay for an indemnity policy for lack of building regulations/planning consents to protect the new Buyer. This will range from £100.00 - £500.00 (Maybe)
This is very normal. I am an Assistant Conveyancer, and deal with this all the time!
You will still be able to sell.
2006-08-01 04:30:15 · answer #1 · answered by Kelly B 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can apply to the local authority for retrospective permission IF the work was actually done in accordance with the regs in the first place i.e the structure is OK, the stairs aren't too steep, and you have correct insulation etc.
It costs a little bit more - about 20%
2006-08-01 04:34:38 · answer #2 · answered by mhazeldine 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can sell without the building regs, but the rooms in the loft cant actually be counted as rooms, unless you have the building regs. If you are concerned might be worth spending a bit of extra cash before you sell to get the building regs, or sell for less without them.
2006-08-01 04:28:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is no problem but they wont be counted as rooms it would just be loft space. The best thing you can do is pay to get it inspected for safety and spend a bit in getting up to regulations. It will be worth it because it will add value on to your prop
2006-08-01 04:32:25 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It shouldn't be a problem.
Although if the Stairs themselves don't meet regulations, you may not be able to officially catagorise the bedrooms as bedrooms. But so long as they're sturdy and wide enough this won;t be a problem.
2006-08-01 04:30:36 · answer #5 · answered by Bomb Jack 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will be OK if you do not call it a loft conversion, call it a boarded out loft, remember its a posh loft not a room for living in, if the buyers want to live in it that's there prerogative. this is a recognised way of getting around the problem.
2006-08-01 04:31:37 · answer #6 · answered by d_nickolls 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your contractor should have gotten the proper permits for this work. If not then the contractor probably violated some local ordnance's. Check with a Realtor and a lawyer on this one.
2006-08-01 04:29:06 · answer #7 · answered by Taztug 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can apply for permission retraspectively, but obviously the alteration will need to comply with current regs, but not getting the permission to start with is a recipe for disaster......
2006-08-01 06:02:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not too much of a problem.
Speak to planning and they will come and have alook at it. A lot of the time if it's over 5years, you'll get it.
2006-08-01 04:28:17 · answer #9 · answered by Haggis B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After 5 years of being built there is nothing they can do! Its now legal.
2006-08-01 04:27:45 · answer #10 · answered by OriginalBubble 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋