Turning a studio into a 1 bed

ruelle

kinger101 wrote: »

Something like this might be simpler;

http://www.diy.com/departments/karalis-room-divider/1012710_BQ.prd

that's lovely! thank you.

PasturesNew

If you can fit a stud wall .... you can fit a curtain or sliding wardrobe door.

Why is full separation necessary?

Angie_B

lovehackney wrote: »

Those are definitely bedroom sizes not whole home sizes - a whole home for one person could not be only 6.5 square metres!!

They are total floor area. If you read the whole page, it is more obvious, i.e:

"There are two separate calculations for working out if you're overcrowded. The first looks at the number of rooms you have. The second looks at the floor area in your home. "

Floor area in your home, not floor area in your bedroom. And it also says that one room for two people is acceptable.

-taff

I did it to mine.
The lease said no structural walls could be removed or changed. As a stud wall is not a structural wall, not a problem.

ruelle

-taff wrote: »

I did it to mine.
The lease said no structural walls could be removed or changed. As a stud wall is not a structural wall, not a problem.

but is adding a stud wall not changing the structure of the flat?

PasturesNew

ruelle wrote: »

but is adding a stud wall not changing the structure of the flat?

The term "structural walls" has a specific meaning. They are the walls that actually hold up the whole building.

Any other/stud wall is not structural, it is not part of the structure that enables the building to exist.

So adding a stud wall doesn't change the structure .... when the term "structural walls" is applied as it means/is intended.

So no, you've misunderstood and confused two similar words with a vernacular meaning -v- a formal meaning.

ruelle

PasturesNew wrote: »

The term "structural walls" has a specific meaning. They are the walls that actually hold up the whole building.

Any other/stud wall is not structural, it is not part of the structure that enables the building to exist.

So adding a stud wall doesn't change the structure .... when the term "structural walls" is applied as it means/is intended.

So no, you've misunderstood and confused two similar words with a vernacular meaning -v- a formal meaning.

ohh, i've already made preliminary enquiries and the freeholder said this is something that needs consent but i'll get my solicitor to check the lease.

PasturesNew

ruelle wrote: »

ohh, i've already made preliminary enquiries and the freeholder said this is something that needs consent but i'll get my solicitor to check the lease.

It will need consent if the lease says so ... but that's a different issue as to whether you're altering it structurally....



Just be aware of using the word in your communications so you say what you mean so it's heard/received as you intended it to be understood.

ruelle

PasturesNew wrote: »

It will need consent if the lease says so ... but that's a different issue as to whether you're altering it structurally....



Just be aware of using the word in your communications so you say what you mean so it's heard/received as you intended it to be understood.

Sure. Thanks for the clarification!

Richard_Webster

You can ask the freeholder what precisely they will be doing for £500. If the fee is unreasonable, you can challenge it - see: http://www.lease-advice.org/faq/what-can-i-do-if-i-disagree-with-an-administration-charge/

Well, yes you can challenge it, but if you are in the middle of selling they will guess that and charge what they think they can get away with. If you tell the buyer that's unreasonable and you are going to challenge it then his solicitor wll tell him not to buy the flat because:

1. Does he want to buy into a situation with an unreasonable landlord? and
2. It will cost a lot and take some time to go through withe challenge and does he (the buyer) want to wait while that happens?

Most landlords know that, when the chips are down, most sellers would rather pay £500-£1,000 admin charge than lose their buyer. That may be susceptible to challenge but that's how they get away with it.