Are we being unreasonable?

dander

Have you tried having a word with the agent? They can speak to the vendors and find out if it's them that's not coming up with what you need or the solicitor that's being crap.

Doozergirl

It sounds like they might be carrying out their threat!

You're not unreasonable but if their solicitor isn't particularly hot then these sorts of questions can be particularly stressful for a vendor as they don't know how to deal with them. A proactive solicitor would help them out. Even yours could have suggested options to you.

Unless it's a listed building or conservation area then it's highly unlikely that Building Regs or Planning Permission would have been required at all at any point. As for the restrictive covenant, an indemnity policy can be purchased to cover the people doing the restricting coming after you.

And the boiler, well, Building Regulations/Corgi/Gas Safe sign off would be ideal to show that it was fitted correctly on the day, but what is much more pertinent is that it is in decent, safe working order now and that's why a new Gas Safety Certificate which is pretty inexpensive would be preferable to me than a piece of paper saying it was safe a while ago...

Orpheo

Doozergirl wrote: »

Unless it's a listed building or conservation area then it's highly unlikely that Building Regs or Planning Permission would have been required at all at any point.

The above is fiction.

sonastin

Orpheo wrote: »

The above is fiction.

care to expand or just enjoying the view from your ivory tower?

Doozergirl

I'm sorry, I should have clarified that in the quoted para I was talking about the conservatory. I thought I had. As they aren't classed as habitable rooms it's unusual for them to require building regs or Pp unless they're very large indeed.

My comments re: boiler still stand. Better to have certification of it being safe now than installed correctly back then.

Why people can find the time to shoot a comment down but not try to correct it is beyond me. It wouldn't take much longer and it might prove more useful. Sigh.

poppysarah

Doozergirl wrote: »

I'm sorry, I should have clarified that in the quoted para I was talking about the conservatory. I thought I had. As they aren't classed as habitable rooms it's unusual for them to require building regs or Pp unless they're very large indeed. .

That depends on whether it's got proper doors dividing up from the main house doesn't it?

Doozergirl

poppysarah wrote: »

That depends on whether it's got proper doors dividing up from the main house doesn't it?

A conservatory needs door separating it from the main house. If it doesn't have doors then it's classified as an extension, not as a conservatory.

Extensions are subject to building control. The usual conservatory is not.

cte1111

My Mum's neighbours had to take down their conservatory as it had been built without planning permission. So it is definitely not the case that conservatories do not need planning permission. It depends on a number of factors.

Doozergirl

cte1111 wrote: »

My Mum's neighbours had to take down their conservatory as it had been built without planning permission. So it is definitely not the case that conservatories do not need planning permission. It depends on a number of factors.

Can I refer you back to my original post where I said it was highly unlikely to need either. I did not say never.

I'd then refer you to my second and third posts where I have elaborated yet further as to where and when it might be required. The OP hasn't even come back for clarification on the point. If she knows exactly on which points it needs approval, great. It sounds like the issue in hand here is mainly regarding the restrictive covenant, not building regs. Pp is unclear but unless it's in a certain Re or of considerable size, it would in the vast majority of circumstances fall under PD rights.


You can pick on my posts if you like but whilst I don't know the conservatory in question, solicitors often don't know where certain permissions are required and will chase for them until they are specifically informed otherwise.

Orpheo

sonastin wrote: »

care to expand or just enjoying the view from your ivory tower?

It is utter fiction, it is so riddled with the worms of, "I've just pulled this statement out of my a$$," as to be one of the most unconvincing fairy stories ever furballed.