Unofficial roof terrace- how much?

firsttimeforeverything_2

Hi all,

I'm getting a little thread-happy, sorry about this.

I've seen a few flats now with unofficial roof terraces, and I was wondering what you would expect to happen in terms of the property price- would you expect to pay for it as if it had planning permission, to not pay for it as it may have to go at any time, or somewhere in between, eg would you pay half its value for what is effectively the chance of a roof terrace?

Thanks.

hazyjo

Wouldn't add anything in my eyes. If it's unofficial, it probably means either someone below may complain as you may be using their roof, or it's your own flat below which may well cause damage to yours - probably not covered by insurance if you're using it for a not-for-purpose use, or the whole 'terrace' may cave in once you start shoving heavy potted plants, bbq, several people if having a 'garden party', etc.

Wouldn't be worth the risk, in my eyes.

Jx

Yolina

An "unofficial" roof terrace wouldn't add anything as far as I am concerned either. If anything I'd see it more as a liability due to the potential problems of using the roof as a terrace without it having been assessed (and modified if required) for that use.

My flat does have a terrace but it was built as such so no problems there also a place I was renting many years ago had access to a roof converted to terrace but there had been some structural work done so again all fine.

AndyGuil

I have seen quite a few of these in London. They did get a bit more money. All of the flats can access the roof and use the space though. The flat that was up there had patio doors that opened out into the space.