Can I claim against council for loss of value to my property?

Flyboy152

mo786uk wrote: »

Yes but not without basis - I have been to multiple student areas, and having been a student myself and I wouldnt want to live near an area that had a significant number of students nearby - you can be sure to look forward to vast amounts of litter and noise at the very least.

I can certainly see why the OP is annoyed - I would be too.

(BTW I am not talking about a few houses but large blocks with upwards of maybe 50 residences)

But it doesn't mean the values of the surround properties are worth less. In fact, it is potentially worth more to developers, to convert to HMOs. I would say to the OP, convert your home to a House in Multiple Occupationand rent the flats out to students.

Flyboy152

Hintza wrote: »

Ach student flats is that all. I will raise you two commercial wind turbines (less than 300m away) and since the ones around us have a tendency to explode and the site has to be cleared when wind exceeds 55mph that is a bit more worrying.

When you say "tendency," how many times exactly?

vicmorrow

5 in a row flyboy. Still doing quantity rather than quality. Oh Dear....did you ever answer the points you got wrong in your 11 posts in a row?

shaun_from_Africa

Flyboy152 wrote: »

As this was four years ago and nothing happened, I doubt it has made much of an impact, even it was true.

Oh it was true all right.
It was widely reported at time (not only in the Telegraph) and although it never happened, this doesn't detract from the fact that various councils were looking into the possibility of being able to charge more if a property went up in value due to local factors.
As I stated in my earlier post, if they thought that it's fair for council tax to go one way because of this, surely it's only fair that a householder should have the right to have it lowered because of negative local factors.

Flyboy152

vicmorrow wrote: »

5 in a row flyboy. Still doing quantity rather than quality. Oh Dear....did you ever answer the points you got wrong in your 11 posts in a row?

As you are apparently fairly new, I would point out that trying to start an argument is contrary to forum etiquette, I suggest you review your understanding of the rules.

Flyboy152

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

Oh it was true all right.
It was widely reported at time (not only in the Telegraph) and although it never happened, this doesn't detract from the fact that various councils were looking into the possibility of being able to charge more if a property went up in value due to local factors.
As I stated in my earlier post, if they thought that it's fair for council tax to go one way because of this, surely it's only fair that a householder should have the right to have it lowered because of negative local factors.

I agree, but that does not give the householder the right to be compensated for any imaginary loss in value to their proeprty. We are all entitled to have our homes re-assessed for council tax evaluation, but I am pretty sure it wouldn't allow us to sue them for causing that devaluation.

Naf

As I see it you'll have a hard time claiming against the council as they are not building anything.
You'd have a hard time claiming against the developers as they are simply building something new in place of something old: which in itself is likely to increase the value of property in the area.
So your quarrel is really with potential students who might move in, and you'll have a hard time claiming against hem individually, especially before they even move in.
As previously pointed out you have no idea what the situation is likely to become: perhaps there will be a warden of some description, perhaps the influx of students will bring more retail to the area, certainly it would make your property more valuable as a HMO, so if you want to move anytime, consider renting it out yourself, or getting relevant permissions to make it even more desirable to developers, and market it through correct channels to attract developers.
But until you do move, any 'perceived loss of value' is theoretical, subjective and irrelevant.

MOONGAZER

Our road used to be quiet, at the weekends there would be hardly a car. Then our council redesigned a roundabout half a mile away and as a result, our narrow road is used as a rat run come race track, several accidents later, no interest from the council. They have now built 300 houses a quarter on a mile down the road, even more idiots racing along. I spoke to the highways chappie, off the record, and he told me that it is very difficult to overturn new house build decisions as the government want loads built. Traffic congestion is not taken into the equation either. Good luck.

dirtysexymonkey

you obviously bought a house in a student area. developers dont just throw up student accommodation without there being students around to live in it you know.

ztkr

Flyboy152 wrote: »

But it doesn't mean the values of the surround properties are worth less. In fact, it is potentially worth more to developers, to convert to HMOs. I would say to the OP, convert your home to a House in Multiple Occupationand rent the flats out to students.

I'd forgotten about starting this thread, and have only just come back to it. I am indeed planning to do just that, let out the house.

The local Council's policies though are infuriating. They have a policy of restricting HMOs because there are problems with too many students being crammed in around the town; then they ignore their own policies when it suits them. Their new policy says that I now need planning permission to let out my house! And apparently, if more than 10% of the houses in my area are HMOs, permission will not be given. :mad: