Buying a property with only a part of the land

deannagone

I'd also be worried about where all the builders cars/vans and 'stuff' (equipment etc) is going to go when the garage is converted. The owner doesn't sound like someone who considers the effect on other owners.

newsgroupmonkey_

lookstraightahead said:

What a hassle. Just walk away and find a buyer who wants to sell properly 

I see a lot of people leave comments like that on here.

That's very easy in a buyers market, lots of properties on the market in all the right areas and so on.

Right now, there's nothing on the market and the desirable stuff that does ends up getting in an auction.

AdrianC

newsgroupmonkey_ said:

lookstraightahead said:

What a hassle. Just walk away and find a buyer who wants to sell properly 

I see a lot of people leave comments like that on here.

That's very easy in a buyers market, lots of properties on the market in all the right areas and so on.

Right now, there's nothing on the market and the desirable stuff that does ends up getting in an auction.

That's a lousy cop-out that just accepts buying a pig in a poke.

BUT... what's on sale in this case is what's on sale. Ignore what it was before. If the vendor was half-way competent, they'd have sorted the new fencing and title out before viewing.

So the question is whether you want to buy what he's selling. Not what it used to be. What it will be post-sale. Smaller plot. Access. The lot.

If not... walk away.

lookstraightahead

newsgroupmonkey_ said:

lookstraightahead said:

What a hassle. Just walk away and find a buyer who wants to sell properly 

I see a lot of people leave comments like that on here.

That's very easy in a buyers market, lots of properties on the market in all the right areas and so on.

Right now, there's nothing on the market and the desirable stuff that does ends up getting in an auction.

It's not really the land situation, it's the seller. I've just been through a drama with land but the sellers were very accommodating.

why buy somewhere you don't want just because it's a sellers market? Of course you can find somewhere else.

srlam

Thank you all for your comments. We have decided not to go for this purchase. It's too much hassle now and on the long term. As much as we like the place, we are not willing to compromise on either giving up a bit of land in front of the place or giving right of access/any easement at all on this area, there is no gain for us.

Rosa_Damascena

srlam said:

Thank you all for your comments. We have decided not to go for this purchase. It's too much hassle now and on the long term. As much as we like the place, we are not willing to compromise on either giving up a bit of land in front of the place or giving right of access/any easement at all on this area, there is no gain for us.

You've made the right decision. No more sleepless nights over this, onwards and upwards!

You may even find that the vendor comes back to you when he finally wakes from his stupor and realises patsies aren't for the picking.

srlam

Emmia said:

Is the vendor splitting the title (at the land registry) to retain ownership of the 60cm + garages? How does your lender (assuming you're buying with a mortgage) feel about the reduction in size & presumably value?

I wouldn't be letting him park or walk on your land and I'd probably avoid this property because of him.

The garage is on another title which was originally a workshop above the garage. Workshop has been converted years ago into 2 flats. He wants to retain ownership of the 60cm and put them on the garage flat title. As we said no, he is now suggesting to give right of access so he could still park a car in front of the other property and walk around the car to access the other property.
Agreed, we decided to walk away from this sale anyway.

srlam

Rosa_Damascena said:

srlam said:

Thank you all for your comments. We have decided not to go for this purchase. It's too much hassle now and on the long term. As much as we like the place, we are not willing to compromise on either giving up a bit of land in front of the place or giving right of access/any easement at all on this area, there is no gain for us.

You've made the right decision. No more sleepless nights over this, onwards and upwards!

You may even find that the vendor comes back to you when he finally wakes from his stupor and realises patsies aren't for the picking.

And you were right. The vendor did come back and are now back to buy without any change of land as initially planned... thank you all