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Buying House - Conservatory Not Had Planning Permission
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We had to get one for ours when we bought our house.
Pain in the backside, extra bill of £200 ish if I remember rightly for not much. Seller had no interest in it so we paid it to stop the sale falling through. Not even sure if I have any paperwork for it. Bit of a con job if you ask me but there you go.
What isn't expensive when you buy a house? Just add it to the list of costs or negotiate it off the seller if you've already agreed a price. It's not much in the grand scheme of things compared to all the other vultures I suppose...I am a Mortgage Adviser
You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a mortgage adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
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Hi
In the process of buying a property and received a letter from our solicitor today to say that the conservatory did not have Building Regulation Approval nor Fensa certificate.
The conservatory was built in 2007 and is over the 30 square meter limit.
The seller said that the installer went bump in 2008..
The sellers solicitor is offering us with an indemnity insurance, this covers us against enforcement action by the LA (ie, ask us to knock down the conservatory), but does not offer any guarantee against build quality!!!
Really not sure what to do? Can anyone give me any feedback.
Many Thanks
would need to check that a conservatory needs FENSA, not aware they did, just windows, and building control only relevant if danger to health and saefty if breached for morew than 12 months. get it surveyed and then move on.My posts are just my opinions and are not offered as legal advice - though I consider them darn fine opinions none the less.:cool2:
My bad spelling...well I rush type these opinions on my own time, so sorry, but they are free.:o0
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