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Restrictions on new property
sukh38
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Hi all
Ive been advised the property I am buying has the following restrictions I will be bound by, my solicitor is not available till Monday, and I am stressing I can't put a fence or bush up in my front garden (point 3)
Are these 15 points normal?
Ive been advised the property I am buying has the following restrictions I will be bound by, my solicitor is not available till Monday, and I am stressing I can't put a fence or bush up in my front garden (point 3)
Are these 15 points normal?
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Yes, those all look pretty normal, for any sort of modern development. Front gardens tend to be left open. It only says you can't plant a bush where it's going to interfere with underground service media (which is only sensible, surely?).1
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If you don't want or like an open plan front garden, don't buy a new house.1
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Looks pretty normal for new builds.
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+1. OP has the freedom (as we all do) to choose where they live, - new-ish property without fence or older one with fence.ProDave said:If you don't want or like an open plan front garden, don't buy a new house.1 -
It depends a bit on how old the estate is. If Persimmon are still selling houses, they will police this with a rod of iron, where it suits them. If they have sold everything long ago, they won’t care. They may have passed their rights on to an estate management company, of course. Is there one? Are the roads adopted?user1977 said:No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0 -
We had this with ours when we bought it back in 2014. Once they passed the roads over to the council and demolished the sales office then they weren’t bothered0
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We got written permission from the developer to out up a fence.user1977 said:It's a reasonable response to the query. Has anybody else put up fences in their front gardens?We needed it as son has learning disabilities and is a flight risk. Dont know if thats what swayed them to say yes.Only house on the estate with a fixed fence.2026 wins…
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