Right to buy boundary issues

WIAWSNB

Since the neighbouring house is privately owned, and the OP's about to become so, I'm surprised the council care about that path. 

The RoW is in the deeds, so they don't need to be concerned about this. 

Almost touching of them... 

Section62

WIAWSNB said:

Since the neighbouring house is privately owned, and the OP's about to become so, I'm surprised the council care about that path. 

The RoW is in the deeds, so they don't need to be concerned about this. 

Almost touching of them... 

Don't know about the OP's area, but there is a fair amount of reversion to social ownership of previously RTB property.

Whereas in the past councils would jump at the opportunity to offload responsibility, they might have one eye on the possibility of buying back the neighbour's house in which case them (the council) owning the path would save them the hassle of getting the OP to do maintenance work on it.

There's also the possibility of having some utilities under the path and the council wanting to keep the land they are under in public ownership.

Jolou1981

Section62 said:

WIAWSNB said:

Since the neighbouring house is privately owned, and the OP's about to become so, I'm surprised the council care about that path. 

The RoW is in the deeds, so they don't need to be concerned about this. 

Almost touching of them... 

Don't know about the OP's area, but there is a fair amount of reversion to social ownership of previously RTB property.

Whereas in the past councils would jump at the opportunity to offload responsibility, they might have one eye on the possibility of buying back the neighbour's house in which case them (the council) owning the path would save them the hassle of getting the OP to do maintenance work on it.

There's also the possibility of having some utilities under the path and the council wanting to keep the land they are under in public ownership.

I doubt that, it's not been council owned for 30 years and they only get the right to buy back before 10 years.
Tbh if they want to maintain it then fair enough as long as we have right of way which we will do.
I was just wondering why they care so much when all the other ex owned council properties down my road that is exactly the same as ours have the path in there title deeds.

Jolou1981

And how poor they are at maintaining the house is one of the reasons we are buying it.
So not holding any hope of them actually maintaining the garden path either!
We have had to spend so much money in rectifying repairs that they have botched up.
Also new bathroom and kicthen as there's were awful (leaking,roting floorboards,kitchen falling apart,no shower which we put in as baths are rather expensive now! Bath rusting quite badly).
The boiler is really old and desperately need to be replaced but won't until it dies (I mean over 30 years old) no thermostat, radiators that hardly work which we have saved up to do as soon as we have completed.
We have put so much into this house to make it livable and don't want to loose the money.

Section62

Jolou1981 said:

Section62 said:

WIAWSNB said:

Since the neighbouring house is privately owned, and the OP's about to become so, I'm surprised the council care about that path. 

The RoW is in the deeds, so they don't need to be concerned about this. 

Almost touching of them... 

Don't know about the OP's area, but there is a fair amount of reversion to social ownership of previously RTB property.

Whereas in the past councils would jump at the opportunity to offload responsibility, they might have one eye on the possibility of buying back the neighbour's house in which case them (the council) owning the path would save them the hassle of getting the OP to do maintenance work on it.

There's also the possibility of having some utilities under the path and the council wanting to keep the land they are under in public ownership.

I doubt that, it's not been council owned for 30 years and they only get the right to buy back before 10 years.

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This is different to a right to buy back.  This is councils buying property on the open market to add to the social housing stock.  Obviously rebuying ex-LA properties has some advantages vs randomly buying privately developed properties scattered all over the place.

user1977

Jolou1981 said:

And how poor they are at maintaining the house is one of the reasons we are buying it.
So not holding any hope of them actually maintaining the garden path either!

Then do it yourself (which seems to what you want anyway). 

Jolou1981

user1977 said:

Jolou1981 said:

And how poor they are at maintaining the house is one of the reasons we are buying it.
So not holding any hope of them actually maintaining the garden path either!

Then do it yourself (which seems to what you want anyway). 

I never said I wanted to do it myself, I just wanted to ask on here if anyone had been in the same situation and what happened.
Or if anyone had knowledge.
I'm thankful for all the helpful replies!
Like I said previously it is what it is and if the council want to keep it then thats the way it will be.

Jolou1981

Section62 said:

Jolou1981 said:

Section62 said:

WIAWSNB said:

Since the neighbouring house is privately owned, and the OP's about to become so, I'm surprised the council care about that path. 

The RoW is in the deeds, so they don't need to be concerned about this. 

Almost touching of them... 

Don't know about the OP's area, but there is a fair amount of reversion to social ownership of previously RTB property.

Whereas in the past councils would jump at the opportunity to offload responsibility, they might have one eye on the possibility of buying back the neighbour's house in which case them (the council) owning the path would save them the hassle of getting the OP to do maintenance work on it.

There's also the possibility of having some utilities under the path and the council wanting to keep the land they are under in public ownership.

I doubt that, it's not been council owned for 30 years and they only get the right to buy back before 10 years.

...

This is different to a right to buy back.  This is councils buying property on the open market to add to the social housing stock.  Obviously rebuying ex-LA properties has some advantages vs randomly buying privately developed properties scattered all over the place.

Yes I know, I just thought that after looking at the deeds of other houses, the same as mine, it would be the same for my house.
Maybe you're right. Never know with the council. Thank you for your reply