Complicated situation . Buying house with no planning permission

Ozzuk

Moogles44 wrote: »

I’m ok with all the will stuff and everything relating to the will and executor and all that stuff, it’s just the house buying.

The house is a state and I think possibly dangerous and apparently roof is slightly dipping .
So as fireplaces smashed out a long time ago it doesn’t matter ? I need a survey?
To be honest it’s not outright buying a house , i may just need , hopefully, a small mortgage but I need house priced accurately as it will effect my case and I know I can get estate agents but wanted to present them something valid showing problems before they value it as I need a genuine actual selling price .

If you may find it difficult to get a mortgage if the house is unsafe. You still need to worry about the fireplaces, if they were removed for instance and the chimneys left in place - could be why roof is sagging. May never be an issue, may fall down tomorrow, no way we can tell.

elsien

getmore4less wrote: »

Who are you buying the house off the estate or beneficiaries?

It makes a big difference to what happens next.

when you say



Is that because you do(or will) own part of it and want to buy the rest or you will be joint owners with someone else.?

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You may think you are, but you are not convincing G_M and I am not so sure either yet.

It may be related to OPs previous thread with regards to challenging a will.

Moogles44

getmore4less wrote: »

Who are you buying the house off the estate or beneficiaries?

It makes a big difference to what happens next.

when you say



Is that because you do(or will) own part of it and want to buy the rest or you will be joint owners with someone else.?

.

You may think you are, but you are not convincing G_M and I am not so sure either yet.

I’m not being specific in case this is seen by executor. I honestly do know a lot about the will and that process.

I’m actually challenging a will and barrister has now impartiality looked at my case and I have a good chance of being given the house in its entirety as I have a mountain of documents, witness statements , legal papers , previous wills etc which strongly uphold my claim. The very worse case scenario is me paying for a small part of house and being given the rest but it’s over valued in the estate and for this transfer to go through I need all facts relating to buying /selling of house before mediation. It should have been mine years ago because my mother tried to make a will when dying but was too trusting in her husband , who did uphold it nearly to the end when he met someone who genuinely only married him for his money. So I’ve been through all that lot with solicitors, barristers etc for over a year and know all that and know my case very well - proprietary estoppel and I’m honestly not being rude but don’t need to go into that.

Executor is main beneficiariy and just wants all the money, estate as quick as possible and is very angry it’s taking so long. I am having to do it all because executor can’t speak English and can’t understand the the legal stuff being told to them so is incapable of getting survey , house prices etc. It’s down to me , which I don’t actually mind as I will get it done accurately and the lower the house is priced at the better it is for me - again more to case of why it is better if it’s cheaper( nothing to do with inheritance tax).

I’ll ring council today and ask them if they have any documents. Also very helpful about needing survey before a mortgage �� .

Thank you all:)

Edit - I rung building control and there is no planning permission for anything. He reckons that’s why the roof is sagging a bit . Recommends I should call in a structural engineer.

getmore4less

All you need is a valuation to use to make an offer for the bit you don't own.

RICS valuer.


If the other owner won't sell you need to force a sale.

G_M

Then it's simple.

Employ an RICS surveyor to give you a formal Valuation.

When instructing him, make him aware of your concerns regarding the potential structural issues and the lack of Regulations. He will take that into account and provide an appropriate Valuation which you can use.

Shelldean

Just for the record, some countries coils have ALL their records online for planning permission. Ours, London borough of Sutton does.
Early entries lack details no plans or anything. Just the decision basically. Definitely not as detailed as modern planning requests.

No help to OP. But may help some one in future.