What do we do? Missold house

Jhoney_2

davidmcn wrote: »

I doubt the surveyor misunderstood what they were looking at, just didn't see a need to point out the obvious to the OP. And I doubt it's an issue from a valuation point of view.

Agreed. I was merely pointing out that whatever the reason. It's was done and responsibility lies with the buyer.

Again agreed as the mortgage valuation for a lender's charge on the property was acceptable, but if it has an impact on the market resale value, at most OP may get a maximum 4 figure sum, imho.

Davesnave

davidmcn wrote: »

I doubt the surveyor misunderstood what they were looking at, just didn't see a need to point out the obvious to the OP.

Indeed, though the surveyor's preamble usually sets the scene by stating the type of property.

Thrugelmir

Perhaps the attached garage and piece of land originally formed part of the property.

LittleMax

I'm sorry but is this post a wind up? I really don't understand why you would not check all four exterior walls of any house you were buying. And as for saying it was behind gates - well before buying any house I would want to know exactly what was behind those gates in my neighbour's yard.

matttye

Only thing you can do is enjoy it.

The doctrine of caveat emptor applies to houses as well. That's what your viewings, survey, searches etc are for - to show you what you're buying.

You've got nobody to blame but yourself if you didn't look around properly.

Davesnave

matttye wrote: »

Only thing you can do is enjoy it.

I agree. Unless there is some kind of nuisance emanating from this garage, like noise or fumes, it will have little impact on the your life in the house.

worried_jim

LittleMax wrote: »

I'm sorry but is this post a wind up? I really don't understand why you would not check all four exterior walls of any house you were buying. And as for saying it was behind gates - well before buying any house I would want to know exactly what was behind those gates in my neighbour's yard.

Of course it is. Op has been asked to post street view pics and hasn't. They could also post the property advert.

jaylee3

worried_jim wrote: »

Of course it is. Op has been asked to post street view pics and hasn't. They could also post the property advert.

I am struggling to believe anyone could buy a house without noticing a building attached to it, but still, maybe the OP doesn't want people on here to see exactly where they live.

AdrianC

kinger101 wrote: »

The thing with detached houses is you can see all four external walls and walk all the way round them without leaving your garden. If you can't, it's not detached.

Don't be daft.

Our last house was detached - but the house filled the plot to the boundary on both the east and west sides. On both sides, the fences were attached to the house. On the east, next door's garage was about 200mm away, while the west butted up to the end of gardens in the next street, giving a bit of a dog-leg at the back of the house, where there was a short stretch of north wall on the boundary of the plot, too.

Nobody in their right mind could possibly have called it anything but detached, because - quite simply - it didn't touch any other building.

I'd call the OP's place link-detached. There's no party wall to a neighbouring house, but there is a link to their garage. If you had to bring it down to real tick-box numpty level, then detached is a better fit than semi-detached.

But, again, it's basic pre-purchase due-diligence to notice whether next door's garage is actually abutting the property or not. I suspect that the real problem is buyer's remorse when they've found out what the neighbour is actually doing on their property.

pelirocco

AdrianC wrote: »

Don't be daft.

Our last house was detached - but the house filled the plot to the boundary on both the east and west sides. On both sides, the fences were attached to the house. On the east, next door's garage was about 200mm away, while the west butted up to the end of gardens in the next street, giving a bit of a dog-leg at the back of the house, where there was a short stretch of north wall on the boundary of the plot, too.

Nobody in their right mind could possibly have called it anything but detached, because - quite simply - it didn't touch any other building.

I'd call the OP's place link-detached. There's no party wall to a neighbouring house, but there is a link to their garage. If you had to bring it down to real tick-box numpty level, then detached is a better fit than semi-detached.

But, again, it's basic pre-purchase due-diligence to notice whether next door's garage is actually abutting the property or not. I suspect that the real problem is buyer's remorse when they've found out what the neighbour is actually doing on their property.

The OP says it's a garage not a house with a garage


I'm curious as to what the gates were attached to, and surely you would see the plans beforebdigning ?