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Building rear extension. Is the neighbour reasonable?

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  • Alice05
    Alice05 Posts: 6 Forumite
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    lincroft1710 said:
    Slinky said:
    Just another thought, would offering to build your footings deep enough that they could extend their flat on top of yours at some point in the future do the trick? Even if they didn't want to do it themselves, it could make their property more attractive to a future purchaser.
    When I had a single storey extension built 14 yrs ago, the footings had to be deep enough for a 2 storey extension in order to comply with Building Regs. I would imagine the Regs haven't changed in this respect.
    OK.. I wasn't aware of that. I'll look into it. Thanks! 
  • canaldumidi
    canaldumidi Posts: 3,511 Forumite
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    edited 4 March 2022 at 11:53PM
    Alice05 said:
    On a separate note we have a clause in our lease that specifically states that we cannot make any alterations to the outside walls without their consent.

    Alice05 said:
    .... We live in a share of freehold flat and have freehold on the garden.
    ....

    canaldumidi said:
    Build on your own land.
    Just don't connect to the outside walls.

  • MovingForwards
    MovingForwards Posts: 17,150 Forumite
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    Incorporate a roof terrace on your extension for their property and offer to install an alarm, which they maintain.

    It sounds a lot easier to sell and move to a bigger / more suitable property than make changes to this one.
    Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear 31/12/2029.
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