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Private Road- pros and cons
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pickles13
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What would be the pros and cons (if any) of buying a house on a 'private road' please?
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Pro,s , you can employ parking eye
cons , you will regret hiring parking eye0 -
Cons
- you are liable for maintenance
- you are liable for any claims from accidents because of potholes etc
- it's private land so the police and council won't be interested in any cases of obstructive parking etc
- if you need to get the agreement of all the neighbours, or a freeholder, or a managing agent, for any work on or wayleaves for underground utilities (or flown over cables) etc, that could be difficult or expensive
Pros
- can't think of anyA kind word lasts a minute, a skelped erse is sair for a day.0 -
Thank you. So how would I know what I would be responsible for if I went ahead with a purchase? Is there a way of knowing all this before making a offer? I know I am coming across as ver naive but I have never even considered buying on a private road until I came across my dream home today....0
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Some private roads can end up pot holed wrecks.0
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The title register will detail any responsibilities.Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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Your conveyencer should check with the local authority whether the road is adopted or not.Changing the world, one sarcastic comment at a time.0
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I have had a look on the council website, and there is definitely a bin collection for the road, but I am not sure if that means much? I have emailed the council too. I don't want to get too far down the line with this sale only to find lots of unwelcome surprises.0
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Cons as above.
Pros you can gate it (with agreement).
You can surface it how you want - so on high value properties it could look better than standard blacktop.
If you want to hold a street party you can and you won't need to go through the council for a road closure.0 -
It depends if there is a residents association all residents pay into. If there is one, the road should be maintained and look nice or better than council owned.
If there isn't one it becomes a pot hole hell. I looked at a house where there were no funds for repairs, it was awful as I could hardly drive on it. I walked away of course.0 -
I lived on a private road. Cons: We had to resurface once- it cost £3000 per house. We had to have liability insurance. It has no streetlights. The management company (wholly owned by residents) had to manage it.
Pros: The house was nice!0
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