Parking Bay option removed after legal proceedings started

vax2002

They will be thinking that they can earn more by selling parking permits via third parties, as said planning permision may have been based upon parking places.
As you have not exchanged contracts you have no liability to any costs of the other side, I would just walk away and look elsewhere.

AMILLIONDOLLARS

mark7144 wrote: »

I can walk away but that would be a huge failure for me. I'm desperate to get this flat but can't live there without parking.

Looks like you'll be living there without parking then:cool: Your ultimate failure is not knowing when to walk away from a bad deal!!

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Valli

Tell em to stick their flat then...

sharpee

I'd walk away, jsut think of the hassles trying to park your car.

Its not going to be worth it, find somewhere else and accept the loss of money, thats the risk you taking in the house buying process in England even though it sucks.

Goodluck

mark7144

It would be no hassle, it's a designated parking bay below the building. There would be no waiting and it's electronically gated.

Without the parking, I will probably walk away but if by some miracle I can get it, I will finish the purchase.

sonastin

You have probably got a decent claim for getting back any reservation fees you might have paid to the HA on the grounds that they were advertising parking without having any parking to sell. But solicitors costs and mortgage application fees are at your risk I'm afraid.

AMILLIONDOLLARS

keystone wrote: »

That can't be right if the parking bay was extra on top of the purchase price of the property and the additional purchase for the parking space hasn't been agreed.

Cheers

OP originally said:

At the time of purchase the Housing Association, and the developer, told me I could buy a parking bay with my flat. I have the following in email from the developer:

"I have now had feedback from the Sales Director, and car parking spaces are available at £20,000.
If you would like to go ahead please can you forward to me your Solicitor’s details."

Which suggest that he had to pay extra for the parking space, it was not included in the purchase price of the flat.

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Richard_Webster

I doubt it will make a difference for you, but it does let the planners know that they are being taken for fools.

Mmmm, planners are tending now in big towns/cities to impose maximum parking standards for residential development, so if it is mixed development with some commercial then they may need to provide the parking spaces for them. In London, I am surprised they have to provide any parking beyond a bike rack for each flat owner!

mark7144

I asked to speak to the CEO/MD of the Housing Association, that person was on holiday so second in command phoned me... he did not like me telling him that I felt I had been missold to. He is now trying to sort this out with the developer.