Buying a house with no dropped kerb.

jamesperrett

AnotherJoe wrote: »

Ask the owner to apply for permission and go slow on the purchase until it's granted.
You can debate / negotiate who pays the cost , should it be granted, in the meantime

This is exactly what the purchaser of my last house did. The house description mentioned the possibility of off road parking subject to planning so our buyer asked us to obtain permission. It held up the process for a few weeks but was granted with no problem - apart from having to rebuild a brick gate post to look identical to the one that had to be removed as it was in a conservation area.

jimbog

This is what you want to avoid happening:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-524838/Cars-trapped-illegal-driveways-council-fits-bollards-middle-night.html

Cakeguts

You will get an indication of whether you can get a dropped kerb on this house by how much the house was advertised for. If it is a bit cheaper than you were expecting then it has a problem. That problem could easily be the fact that the council will not give permission for a dropped kerb. It could also be the reason why they are selling. The fact that the car is parked in the front garden now doesn't mean that anyone buying the house will be given permission for a dropped kerb. It also doesn't follow that just because the neighbours have dropped kerbs this house will be able to have one.



Personally if it was me I would find another house which already has the dropped kerb because if it is possible to get one for this house you would want to think about why the present owners haven't spent the money and why they have tried to cover the problem up by not correcting the estate agent information. What else have they not spent any money on or covered up?