Neighbours sun room

AdrianC

louise29_2 said:

There was nothing mentioned on survey about it

No, they surveyor tells you about the condition of what's there.

He assumes you have actually seen the property, so the very presence of buildings won't come as a surprise.

Scotbot

louise29_2 said:

There was nothing mentioned on survey about it

The survey will not address boundaries as that is a legal issue. Going forward if either you or your neighbour plan to extend it will need to be done according to building regulations. Depending on what is done it may be a permitted development or  may require planning permission. Suggest you talk to your planning officer at the local council who can advise you on what can and can't be done and whether you require planning permission.

greatcrested

louise29_2 said:

... First time buyer yes I made mistakes but will learn for that, only asked for advice didn't realise everyone on here had small man syndrome, 

Gosh how heightist! Just because I'm shorter than the average man does not detract from the relevance of my comments. My insecurities are private and of no concern to the forum (well - open season now of course), but my knowledge and abilities in relation to property are as good as anyone's. (at least till it comes to peering over the neighbour's fence...).

Scotbot

greatcrested said:

louise29_2 said:

... First time buyer yes I made mistakes but will learn for that, only asked for advice didn't realise everyone on here had small man syndrome, 

Gosh how heightist! Just because I'm shorter than the average man does not detract from the relevance of my comments. My insecurities are private and of no concern to the forum (well - open season now of course), but my knowledge and abilities in relation to property are as good as anyone's. (at least till it comes to peering over the neighbour's fence...).

I am also smaller than the average male due to the fact I am neither average nor male. I can recommend a ladder for getting round the peering over fences problem!

pinkshoes

Download YOUR and THEIR deeds. Have a look at the boundary line and see where it should be. If the extension encroaches onto your land then the first step would be to go round with cake and discuss it. Have some Qs to ask. When was it built? Why is it on your land? Have they got any documentation granting them permission to build over the boundary? 

If you are planning an extension, then yes this could be a problem, so best to bring it up now.

Lots of people being rude to the OP. Remember, be NICE to moneysavers...

The OP is quite entitled to buy a house without viewing. Crazy in most people's opinion, but not a crime. Nor is it a crime to not want someone else's building on your land. I'm sure many of you would have viewed this and walked away, but the OP wanted this house, and if they're prepared to have the talk/battle over land encroachment then that's their prerogative. 

louise29_2

I'm quite prepared to wait and see what the landlord of the next door house is going to do they been renovating whole of lockdown and I assume their extension plans on hold at moment, hopefully an agreement can be met between us as looking at title deeds it is over the boundary but obviously won't be pushing to have it removed hopefully in future if both parties planning extension work things can be settled

Competsoph

I think having good relations with neighbours is worth more than approximately however many inches that overhangs. If you’d of viewed, you’d of known. Would you have walked away? 

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louise29_2

Competsoph said:

I think having good relations with neighbours is worth more than approximately however many inches that overhangs. If you’d of viewed, you’d of known. Would you have walked away? 

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No I wouldn't have walked away, I do love my house once I get it finished lol

Jeepers_Creepers

louise29_2 said:

I'm quite prepared to wait and see what the landlord of the next door house is going to do they been renovating whole of lockdown and I assume their extension plans on hold at moment, hopefully an agreement can be met between us as looking at title deeds it is over the boundary but obviously won't be pushing to have it removed hopefully in future if both parties planning extension work things can be settled

The neighbouring house is also planning an extension? In that case it's the ideal opportunity to set what the boundary line should be. But, of course, you must find out where it truly is beforehand, so pinkshoes' advice sounds good.

Armed with this - and assuming, of course, that the previous sun-room builder did encroach on your land - you make an approach to the neighb, being completely cordial but also 'assertive'; along the lines of 'Blimey, who allowed this to happen?! Imagine going over a neighbour's land! We both know this has come right over the boundary line - here are the deeds - and obviously that now needs readdressing. Yup, I'm building an extension too - hey, how about we do this at the same time and use the same builder - that'll save us both loads...' .

If there's any indication that they want/hope to retain the 'new' boundary, you make it politely clear that this would, of course, be completely unacceptable; you have every intention of reclaiming your rightful land because it's the only correct outcome - isn't it?. 

How to then deal with an intransigent neighbour? You could try and go the legal - perhaps Party Wall Act, if it suits the situation - or else simply wait until they demolish the sun room ready for their new extension, and then you plonk your possessions (garden furniture, anything...) right up to that border line, right up to its new - correct - edge. You tell the neighb or builder - touch anything, and that's criminal trespass, and I have the local police on speed dial and I am recording you (Did I mention, have your phone ready...)

If they are replacing that sunroom with a proper extension, it is the perfect opportunity to sort this. To actually try and get them to just remove that sunroom, well I suspect that could be a 'mare, but I don't know.

societys_child

small man syndrome, lol

as opposed to large woman syndrome . . . ?