We have had a viewing of our Bungalow by a Builder who wants to take it up and out and obviously he will need the usual pp. My question is, can he get any preliminary verbal information regarding his intended pp? Due to an earlier sale which collapsed and cost me Solicitors Fees I am concerned that if I accept his offer he then goes away only to find out he would not get pp for his intended works and will then pull out of the sale. My reason for concerning myself is that I do not think he will get pp (for various reasons).
Selling Bungalow which will be Extended
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Where are you? Bungalows are always in high demand. 2 next to me have had their roof raised and extended out back, pp not normally a problem.
Maybe tell your solicitor / agent you will only accept his offer based on the house now and that if he pulls out due to PP issues that arise he'll have to compensate you. Is that possible? I've only ever paid solicitors when a sale went through, but then, none collapsed after searches etc.
Maybe tell your solicitor / agent you will only accept his offer based on the house now and that if he pulls out due to PP issues that arise he'll have to compensate you. Is that possible? I've only ever paid solicitors when a sale went through, but then, none collapsed after searches etc.
Thank you, Good idea. He took lots of pictures. Personally I can't see him getting pp because this is a row of Bungalows (Essex) and mine is semi - detached and on the end. Next to me there is s row of houses. I think despite lots of surrounding space around the Bungalow and it's big garden, a house next to the neighbours Bungalow, sitting at the end of the run, would be an eyesore!
My guess is he has taken pics to go and show an architect mate for advice.
Buying a property in the hope of extending is speculative -the only way to know for sure is apply for planning permission and that takes time and money.
My guess is, he wont be back....
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Well, PP might get through, amazing what they allow these days.
Maybe one step further, and use the same solicitors as he is using (this can help with a sale too, as often it's lazy solicitors and estate agents that cause things to collapse, not buyers and sellers) and tell them, if he pulls out, he pays. If he is serious, he won't pull out.
Maybe one step further, and use the same solicitors as he is using (this can help with a sale too, as often it's lazy solicitors and estate agents that cause things to collapse, not buyers and sellers) and tell them, if he pulls out, he pays. If he is serious, he won't pull out.
To answer your question, yes anyone can apply for planning permission for anything. You don't have to own it. There's a box to tick to say that you don't own it and there's some requirement for you to notify the owner, but it's possible.
In theory you could agree the sale subject to planning and leave it on the market. Your problem will be that the builder doesn't want to do that as it'll increase the value prior to sale, he'll end up sharing the profit with you. He wants to buy it at a price that will let him tart it up and sell it on for some profit, but with an eye on cashing in if permission is granted.
Personally I'd be inclined to investigate planning myself because if it's obtainable there's a fairly easy profit available for you.
In theory you could agree the sale subject to planning and leave it on the market. Your problem will be that the builder doesn't want to do that as it'll increase the value prior to sale, he'll end up sharing the profit with you. He wants to buy it at a price that will let him tart it up and sell it on for some profit, but with an eye on cashing in if permission is granted.
Personally I'd be inclined to investigate planning myself because if it's obtainable there's a fairly easy profit available for you.
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You only need to draw up a basic plan with wall dimensions, roof / eaves heights and roof plan for planning application. OK. some block plans too, but these can be bought cheap.
I used Planning Portal for my bungalow extension. Total cost to get planning permission was £170, I think.
I used Planning Portal for my bungalow extension. Total cost to get planning permission was £170, I think.
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Then don't accept his offer and let someone else put an offer in (and potentially pull out instead).
That's the way it works.
Last time I sold a house, the potential buyer wanted to extend it and applied for PP. He subsequently pulled out. I retained the architect and progressed it to Approval, and subsequently sold it, with the benefit of PP, at a higher price.
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You should offer your services to people requiring planning permission , at that price you should be overwhelmed with work
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---or the builder might tell you he has contacted planning and been told he would not get planning permission for an extension to your bungalow , buy it and then obtain permission - just a thought
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You should offer your services to people requiring planning permission , at that price you should be overwhelmed with work
I think I might have spent a fair amount of time drawing and redrawing my plans - I can see why architects charge what they do sometimes!
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