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    Opinions wanted please

    Im trying to buy a house with an extension that wasnt signed off. The extension was under permitted development. Apparently it was inspected at verious stages of the build but wasnt signed off when completed. Our solicitor (i use this term lighlty) is saying a normal indemnity policy isnt...
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    Bathroom ideas needed

    please forgive my poor skills, the measurments on the floor plan were from the floorplan from the estate agent . i dont believe the measurments are wall to wall i think its measured into the window area. the 2.03m i think is closer to 1.80m. the red box on the floorplan is the stairboxand the...
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    Bathroom ideas needed

    Ill upload one . I just need to modify it slightly as its not accurate
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    Bathroom ideas needed

    Im days away from completeing on a house. Neither me or the wife are fans of the current bathroom layout. The toilet position looks a bit closed in. Due to the box for the stairs being in the bathroom it limits useable space. The usable space is around 1200 x 1800 My plan is 800 x 900/1000...
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    Retrospective permission for built-over manhole (Ed.)

    Also our solicitor has asked for an indemnity policy. I belive it a was the owners son who built the extension
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    Retrospective permission for built-over manhole (Ed.)

    Have they cut corners for legal obligations if the above guide has been followed?
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    Retrospective permission for built-over manhole (Ed.)

    Weve also been told a lintel was put over the pipe so it would seem as if its been built correctly
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    Retrospective permission for built-over manhole (Ed.)

    Bit of an update: It is just the pipe under the extension not the manhole. Doing a bit reseach . Im wondering if it needed a build over agreement . Looking at the information on southern waters website
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    Retrospective permission for built-over manhole (Ed.)

    2022 . No paper work for the extension . Our solicitor has asked for an indemnity policy for that Looking on google. It looks like there in a manhole 2 doors down one side. Maybe another next door the other side. And then anothe 4 doors up When we actually get the report from the surveyor...
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    Retrospective permission for built-over manhole (Ed.)

    Also would an indemnity policy for lack of build over agreement be satisfactory?
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    Retrospective permission for built-over manhole (Ed.)

    Im in the process of buying a house. Just had a call from the surveyor. He said the the current tenents said extension on the rear has been built over a manhole. Which for obvious reason isnt good . We are currently waiting to find out if the owner has a build over agreement in place If there...
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    Sorry its a load bearing wall question

    They are the plans from the estate agents but Theres an alley between the houses part of the bathroom goes above it. The stairs on the ground are the wrong direction and have a wind at the bottom aswell
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    Sorry its a load bearing wall question

    Hi, iv'e just started the process of buying a house. One of the improvements we would like to do is take a wall down to open up the space . During the viewing the estate agent did say its just a stud wall, so i would assume its not load bearing . But how can i tell for sure ? No idea if this is...
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