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Restrictive convanent-hut?=summer house
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gemma.zhang
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Hi we are buying a property which has restrictive convenant: no hut or caravant in the garden.
We are thinking to build a summer house or garden office in future. Is this considered as 'hut'? My solicitor said this term 'hut' is debatable, suggested us taking insurance, which is pricey-close to 900 pounds.
Any advice?
We are thinking to build a summer house or garden office in future. Is this considered as 'hut'? My solicitor said this term 'hut' is debatable, suggested us taking insurance, which is pricey-close to 900 pounds.
Any advice?
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I would call a summer house a hut.Declutterbug-in-progress.⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️0
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I agree, a summer hut in the garden falls into the hut category.0
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How old are the properties? Have any neighbours got any sheds etc in their gardens0
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Aaa, that's bad for us.
What happened if we go ahead and build the summer house.
What will happen?
And is the insurance worth taking?0 -
Mallotum_X wrote: »How old are the properties? Have any neighbours got any sheds etc in their gardens
currently, there are two sheds in the garden, and all neighbours have sheds too.
I will think shed is similar to summer house.0 -
Shed is storage, summer house is temporary living accommodation, not the same at all. Why not just buy a house with no restrictions? You are setting yourself up for hassle when you sell.Declutterbug-in-progress.⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️0
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99.9% chance of nothing happening at all. Who inserted the covenant and when ? The usual is for the developer of a new complex to make everything look pretty for the remaining sales.gemma.zhang wrote: »Aaa, that's bad for us.
What happened if we go ahead and build the summer house.
What will happen?0 -
It's worth bearing in mind summer houses tend to be a lot bigger than sheds and depends on your garden size vs how annoyed the neighbours may be if it obscures their views etc to report it0
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We have a pretty long garden. Should be fine with a summer house.
If we do build one, what happens when coming to sell?0 -
I think you really need to investigate this further, but I would assume the "hut or caravan" could refer to a structure that is used as accommodation by someone, rather than a shed, summerhouse or garden office, which is used during certain hours but not actually lived in.0
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