Selling off part of garden

2tired2tango

Are you allowed to split up the plot if there is a listed building on it?

Thats a good question. im not sure

ive arranged to speak to a solicitor on monday so i will know more then,

2tired2tango

foxy-stoat wrote: »

Anyone else that can?

I would advise against selling part of the garden - better off selling the property and moving somewhere that is more suitable.

trouble is my mums lived there for over 45 years, both me and my sister have tried constantly to get her to downsize and move to other property but she wont ,

davidmcn

Cakeguts wrote: »

Are you allowed to split up the plot if there is a listed building on it?

Merely splitting ownership isn't an issue, but anything resembling development (e.g. demolishing or erecting walls) would probably need consent.

maisie_cat

Another one saying no, I suspect that his long term plan is to either increase the size of the plot so that he can develop himself within a large curtilage, or to sell his house as a development plot. If she must sell, get a valuation and limit the use as a garden, or even put a 100% hope clause in place. If the neighbour genuinely wants a play space then it shouldn't be a problem. the other thing to consider, with the play space is the sound of his screaming kids on a trampoline, or even worse, he puts a structure there for them to use as a "teenager zone" so that he doesn't have to listen to their noise but your mum does. none of that potential is worth it for £20k let alone £2k

2tired2tango

Merely splitting ownership isn't an issue, but anything resembling development (e.g. demolishing or erecting walls) would probably need consent.

As far as i know we couldnnt do anything to the front of the building without consent but could do whatever we liked to the back of the property, trouble is the back backs right on to a public alleyway so there wasnt much we could do anyways,

moneyistooshorttomention

maisie_cat wrote: »

Another one saying no, I suspect that his long term plan is to either increase the size of the plot so that he can develop himself within a large curtilage, or to sell his house as a development plot. If she must sell, get a valuation and limit the use as a garden, or even put a 100% hope clause in place. If the neighbour genuinely wants a play space then it shouldn't be a problem. the other thing to consider, with the play space is the sound of his screaming kids on a trampoline, or even worse, he puts a structure there for them to use as a "teenager zone" so that he doesn't have to listen to their noise but your mum does. none of that potential is worth it for £20k let alone £2k

Absolutely - I've seen that happen (with someone I know very well....:cool:). They bought a house with a larger garden and what happened? They put one of those posh "home office" type buildings in the garden for one of their young adult children....so, even if the extra garden was genuinely wanted for the children I could just see this as a logical progression:

1. The trampoline and/or used as a football pitch and who knows where the ball might get kicked to

followed, as they get older with

2. A "home office" type building for them and their mates (and their music).

3. What I'm anticipating next with the person I know is their young adult child gets a few years further down the road and wants to partner up with someone and have a child or two and that "home office type building" they've done turns into accommodation for a family (as it's big enough).

2tired2tango

If the neighbour genuinely wants a play space then it shouldn't be a problem.

Thats what he says its all he wants to do with it a playarea , and mum would be happy with that. trouble is she always thinks the best in people im the opposite and as alot of you have mentioned i also have my suspicions, that something else might be going on
The neighbour though has a really good reputation has his own business and from what ive heard about him is a genuinely good bloke,

mistertea

£2K for 220sqm (two thirds) of the existing garden - is the neighbour called !!!! Turpin?. He's already shown he's lying about just letting kids play there. Ideally, please tell your mum to just say no.

If your mum really needs money then insist the neighbour pays her the value loss of her property plus what she would want to gain from this. Ask three local estate agents to tell you the current value and.approximate value with the smaller garden. If the value loss was £25K then I'd tell the neighbour he could have it for £50K with restrictions to prevent building on the site. Your mum effectively only gains whatever you add on top of the value drop.

tom9980

2tired2tango wrote: »

Thats what he says its all he wants to do with it a playarea , and mum would be happy with that. trouble is she always thinks the best in people im the opposite and as alot of you have mentioned i also have my suspicions, that something else might be going on
The neighbour though has a really good reputation has his own business and from what ive heard about him is a genuinely good bloke,

In the village i went to school in a retired watch maker moved in and lived for a number of years, he had a good reputation, everyone liked him. Turned out he was growing drugs under everyones noses, this only came to light after a few undesirables turned up looking to do him over firearms involved.

I honestly see no upside for your mum at all but i would certainly include an uplift clause if i sold.

moneyistooshorttomention

I've watched what happened over the years to two people "with a good reputation" - one got caught with his hands in the till of a voluntary organisation (lost his job in the process not surprisingly). The other was a pastor of a church that "read the Riot Act" to someone about their personal behaviour - and then got caught out with another woman (hypocrite is the word that comes to mind for him).

So - one thief and one hypocrite then...

If you live in a small/ish community be particularly suspicious of "good reputation". I can think of a couple of "pillars of the community" here - but I know better about them....(one is a thief and a vandal that I've found out about).