Dream home has no building regs for loft conversion - please help!

DaftyDuck

Pull out completely and lose my 'dream house'.

Errata wrote: »

I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole, but that's because someone I know is a builder who knows Harefield quite well, and this thread will have been of great interest to them.

I dunno. A bargepole could be very useful propping up that left-hand rear corner. Could even be essential.

housebuyer77_2

Errata wrote: »

I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole, but that's because someone I know is a builder who knows Harefield quite well, and this thread will have been of great interest to them.

Would you be prepared to PM me about this off forum? thanks

Errata

housebuyer77 wrote: »

Would you be prepared to PM me about this off forum? thanks

No. If you want a highly successful and profitable builder to give you their thoughts contact Pimlico Plumbers. They don't come cheap but they could save you money.
You could also for a few quid get sight of the vendor's company accounts.

DaftyDuck

Pull out completely and lose my 'dream house'.

Errata wrote: »

No. If you want a highly successful and profitable builder to give you their thoughts contact Pimlico Plumbers. They don't come cheap but they could save you money.
You could also for a few quid get sight of the vendor's company accounts.

:eek: You think he's filed them?

Errata

I know they're filed.

Seabee42

Pull out completely and lose my 'dream house'.

Ah the lure of the perfect house.

OP please remember you asked on here because you had some suspicions and people have been very honest and helpful.

Just remember the no free lunch syndrome. Do not let greed cost you big time. :eek:

Errata

Something to think about. The property was insured in its original state at purchase. Changes were then made, necessitating a subsequent increase in the level of insurance. The new level may require giving the insurance company sight of the building regs sign off for such significantly large restructuring of the property.

Amber_Sunshine

Is anyone else suspecting that OP is actually 'houseseller' and not 'housebuyer'? All this fulsome praise for the seller's honesty and character ... Their comments read far too much like they are trying to sound out if they might get away with not having the correct documentation. Oh, and a bit of advertising for their amazing property.

housebuyer77_2

Errata wrote: »

No. If you want a highly successful and profitable builder to give you their thoughts contact Pimlico Plumbers. They don't come cheap but they could save you money.
You could also for a few quid get sight of the vendor's company accounts.

But hang on, you are implying from your statement that there is something amiss with the builder due to discussing this with someone who knows the area. I think if you are going to say something like that you need to qualify your statement: "
I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole, but that's because someone I know is a builder who knows Harefield quite well, and this thread will have been of great interest to them."

Mallotum_X

Pull out completely and lose my 'dream house'.

Personally I wouldn't go near it. Its cheap for the area for a reason.

Are you buying with a mortgage, if so have you checked if they would even lend on it.

When a deal appears to good to be true it generally is. There will be other people like you with a similar budget looking at that area. They will have seen this house and that its cheaper than others. Why are they not clambering over themselves to buy it.

Why did the agent not have it on at a higher price in the first place.

Seriously just walk away.