House doesn’t have Building Regs - Can I reduce the price?

glentoran99

Nausing wrote: »

I’m buying a house and we are very close to Exchange when my solicitor noticed building regs for the kitchen extension has been given.

The vendor has purchased Indemnity Insurance to cover the property without consulting us. We aren’t happy with the fact that the extension doesn’t have regs and aren’t comfortable purchasing without it.

Question is: do we have a leg to stand on to ask for money off the purchase price because of this? Maybe 40k to remove and rebuild the extension? The surveyor did note structural movement with the kitchen but it isn’t progressive according to him.

Have you been in a similar position and how did you deal with it?

Thanks.

either you want the house or you dont

Rambosmum

Nausing wrote: »

I’m buying a house and we are very close to Exchange when my solicitor noticed building regs for the kitchen extension has been given.

The vendor has purchased Indemnity Insurance to cover the property without consulting us. We aren’t happy with the fact that the extension doesn’t have regs and aren’t comfortable purchasing without it. That's extreme!

Question is: do we have a leg to stand on to ask for money off the purchase price because of this? Maybe 40k to remove and rebuild the extension? The surveyor did note structural movement with the kitchen but it isn’t progressive according to him.

Have you been in a similar position and how did you deal with it?

Thanks.

If the survey was fine then buy the house. If I was the vendor I would laugh at your 40k off.