estate agents board not allowed on property

nelsons_column

Hi all,

Planning on selling our flat next year (so it's leasehold, and the land it's on includes a complex of 3 buildings).

Emailed the management company about the rules for estate agents boards, and they replied with the terms and conditions, directing me to this bit -

Signs and advertisements

Not to afflx to or exhibit on ihe outside of the Building or to or through any window of the Building nor display anywhere on the Premises or the Estate any pìacard sign notice fascia board or advertisement

Which basically clearly says "no you can't put up an estate agents board".

There must be over 100 flats in the complex, many buy-to-lets, so there usually is at least one board outside the block. I've noticed that sometimes they are staked into the ground amongst the roadside hedge (still on their land), and occasionally tied to the lamp-post on the pavement just a few cm off their land.

Obviously I'd like a board to go up when I do sell. Anyone encountered this before and any suggestions on how best to resolve it (I'm assuming chucking boards on council land, i.e. the pavement, is also prohibited?)?

Thanks v much
Mike

sirmosh

In reality it's unlikely they'll even notice and worst case scenario is they'll ask you to remove it. If other people have had them up then you might as well go ahead and put one up too.

princeofpounds

Suspect that whilst you are not allowed to do it, everyone ignores the regulations and does it anyway. EAs tend not to care about little niceties like playing by the rules.

nelsons_column

Whilst of course I would never break the freeholders rules *cough, adopt innocent look* it does seem as though they couldn't really give two hoots about it.

So the best thing to do is remain somewhat under the radar and go ahead anyway?

princeofpounds

Best for you perhaps... Not best for everyone who has to stare at those ugly boards.

I bet half of them are just put their by the EAs anyway for advertising and don't relate to any actual sales or lettings.

spadoosh

Alot of properties have this in their deeds (my freehold does) and when i spoke to my solicitor about it he said it was reference to genereal signage (ie advertising) and does not affect 'for sale' signs.

Obviously our clauses might be different but i cant imagine youd ever face a problem by putting up a for sale sign. I'd just do it.

GAH

Just have one put up, the management companies are really not bothered about it.

Unfortunately there is always one saddo on each development with nothing better to do, that love to have a moan about people flouting the rules.

motherofstudents

We had this when trying to sell a flat but were allowed to put it in the window. It does look awful when there are a number for sale/ to let so I can understand why it's there. It still looks pretty bad in the window, especially inside where it blocks the light coming in....