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ing solicitors and agencies and everything.
*their* solicitors want *me* to provide plans for a wall that is apparently going to be built by my neighbour on my neigbours land.
A boundary wall no less. Oh I wonder where they might put it .
They can whistle. I only mentioned it to be helpful. Stuff them. Ain't my wall, ain't my land.

They also ask in modern forms whether any extensions have been built. Well they have, somewhere back in the mists of time. So there's no planning for them (apparently). So they want a Regularisation Cert on them.
And the *only* reason this is an issue is because of the changes to the law about what you have to declare when selling a house. Won't be so damn honest next time. this cert. could cost 400 quid +. No chance. So far as I'm concerned the plans include the extensions, they were done way back when, and I don't see why I should have to get them certified this late in the day.

In fact at least one place I looked says these only apply to work done after september 1985.

Survey was done this morning as well. So fingers crossed on that. I think this is where it all goes pear shaped.

Oh, and the boiler seems to have developed a stuck overflow/pressure valve so isn't keeping its pressure. Joy.

Oh dear so your have a bad time then

I've had problems like that before

Hope thing's work out soon

*packing her bags to move into the new granny annexe*

Don't worry dear..just keep looking for our new home..


lil xx

It's a bugger isn't it

Hope it sorts itself out.

Currently about to sell out second house in a year (and buy one too this time) ... not looking forward to it...

Hope your solicitor is sticking up for you. House selling seems to have got increasingly stressful - wishing you lots of

go citz advice if ur lawyer dosn't help yeah mate

hello lil ace
for beautiful you?

Hi everyone how are you all today?


Yes the CAB should help you out

The wall isn't your problem - if he's filing plans (which he won't unless its more than 8ft tall) their solicitor should find them.

Similarly planning permission was only invented in 1960 something in most areas - so you're not responsible for anything pre that time, or indeed before you owned it. Providing its safe, its not your worry if its up to current standards. For example a loft extension that overlooked the street, and altered the roofline of a house would fail nowadays - 2 years ago it would have passed.

Cheers McKay, that's useful info!
I did a bit more checking and the Regularisation Certificates are controlled by the Building Regulations 2000 and there is only provision for such retroactive compliance for work done on or after the 11th November 1985. Or so I understand.
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