Hi
I am purchasing a 3 bed bungalow and have some concerns
The building was built as a garden pavilion in 2011 as permitted development so no planning permission or building inspections required there is a certificate of Lawfulness . It’s brick base and timber framed construction.
Planning permission for change to residential use was granted in 2016.
I want to reassure myself that it has been built properly eg proper foundations, insulation safety etc.
I have asked for building plans architects details etc but the seller can only provide the name of the builder which I can find no details of on google search or companies house.
The building seems to be well constructed and is finished nicely with no obvious faults.
building surveys don’t seem to cover the information I want and surveyors admit all they will really see is a shiny new box and not enough time has passed for faults to be obvious. They also seem to caveat everything so no guarantees as they will just say subject to building inspections etc.
Please can you help advise me on what I should do to check the property has been built properly. I am happy to pay for the right professional services to check the property but I don’t know who is best suited to carry out this type of examination or what checks should be carried out
Any advice will be greatly appreciated
I am purchasing a 3 bed bungalow and have some concerns
The building was built as a garden pavilion in 2011 as permitted development so no planning permission or building inspections required there is a certificate of Lawfulness . It’s brick base and timber framed construction.
Planning permission for change to residential use was granted in 2016.
I want to reassure myself that it has been built properly eg proper foundations, insulation safety etc.
I have asked for building plans architects details etc but the seller can only provide the name of the builder which I can find no details of on google search or companies house.
The building seems to be well constructed and is finished nicely with no obvious faults.
building surveys don’t seem to cover the information I want and surveyors admit all they will really see is a shiny new box and not enough time has passed for faults to be obvious. They also seem to caveat everything so no guarantees as they will just say subject to building inspections etc.
Please can you help advise me on what I should do to check the property has been built properly. I am happy to pay for the right professional services to check the property but I don’t know who is best suited to carry out this type of examination or what checks should be carried out
Any advice will be greatly appreciated