Neighbour's side extension soffits and gutter overhang property we are buying.

Vectis

Either buy it as it is, or offer a reduced price for the loss of garden (how much is 1 foot of garden worth?) or walk away.

Annisele

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

He could ask the neighbour to amend his house on the one hand or do it himself on the other hand

I think options that *don't* involve "amending" the house are likely to be more practical. I'm not a lawyer and I don't know what the answer would be, but I'd start from "sell a foot of garden" rather than "knock bits off a house".

moneyistooshorttomention

Oh well...looks like a no-go for buying the house then and the would-be seller putting up some nice sturdy trellis up to just beneath guttering level of neighbours house, planting ivy on it and then training that ivy on "thin air" (oh whoops it isn't - some neighbours gutter seems to be there and the ivy decided to start growing along the gutter and up their roof then).

That neighbour isn't very bright to not realise that might happen to him....:cool:

But meanwhile that's one buyer lost then...ie OP.

googler

Any planning apps that I've seen involving builds close to boundaries have had a statement on the approved plans

"No part of this development extends over the boundary of the property" or similar....

OP or current owner may want to look at the council's website for the planning app and see if similar exists. If so, it's not been built as per the app and the council may take an interest.

moneyistooshorttomention

googler wrote: »

Any planning apps that I've seen involving builds close to boundaries have had a statement on the approved plans

"No part of this development extends over the boundary of the property" or similar....

OP or current owner may want to look at the council's website for the planning app and see if similar exists. If so, it's not been built as per the app and the council may take an interest.

:T

That sounds like a very good idea. If Councils can get whole houses knocked down that haven't got appropriate approval, then it should be quite easy for them to get a bit knocked-off a particular house.

Might be worth buying the house and then pursuing the Council about this, but meanwhile put that trellis and ivy up.....

fart

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

:T

That sounds like a very good idea. If Councils can get whole houses knocked down that haven't got appropriate approval, then it should be quite easy for them to get a bit knocked-off a particular house.

Might be worth buying the house and then pursuing the Council about this, but meanwhile put that trellis and ivy up.....

Have you ever considered the fact that the OP may not be a poisonous, spiteful little person with nothing better to do than ruin someone's property just because they can?

paddedjohn

The neighbour wouldn't have to tear down the extention, the gutters could be removed and remodelled into the roof line making the hidden gutters.

I_have_spoken

As a FTB I bough a terrace where in the past a neighbour had built an extension.

The brick wall was to the exact mm on the boundary line and dominated the back patio, putting the whole thing into shade. The soffits came over the boundary.

OP, I would walk away.

paddedjohn

SailorSam

When my Sister was buying the house next door was exactly the same Op, i pointed it saying what would she do in the future if she wanted to build, at the very least you should point it out and mention to your new neighbour in case you want an extension. But my Sister was so keen to go ahead she said nothing.
When a neighbour of mine was building they asked did i mind if they built to the border which would mean a overhang and i had no problem 'cos its not at the side but at the bottom of my garden were my garage is so i can't see it would ever be a problem.