Buying a house with neighbour's outbuilding built against wall

Bendy_House

TheJP said:

Surely it needs to be a legally binding consent like a party wall agreement otherwise OP can buy the property and demand the structure is removed from their property. Fag packet agreements don't really hold up.

Now, that would be fun to watch.

I agree - if it contravenes, it should be possible. But fair-accomplis often aren't that easy to sort. There's another thread about a trespassing gutter which it physically touching the poster's house wall, with water running down it as a result. The problem will likely be, to fix this issue will require a lot of work, so i'm not certain a judgement would necessarily go in the OP's favour.

In Pboi's case, they should insist on a resolution they are happy to accept before going any further.

badger09

Slinky said:

badger09 said:

Surely one can’t simply attach structures/buildings to a wall belonging to someone else, without owner’s consent. Even if that wall is on the boundary of your property. 

They may have got the neighbour's consent. It may or may not be the person selling the house to the OP or someone who lived there before them.

Understood, sorry, I wasn’t thinking about OP’s specific situation. Just musing really. 

We have the long wall of a 2 storey barn forming a diagonal boundary to our garden. Obviously we will allow access for maintenance, which is needed & we’ve told the new owner. 

It can’t be seen from the owner’s property and would be the perfect backdrop for climbing plants/lights/hanging baskets etc but we wouldn’t dream of attaching anything to it without permission. Think I would ask for  permission in writing though🤔