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Thanks everyone for your helpful replies

This is great thank you! So I’ve had a look and the past imagery is ropey but I can see that the lean-to appears in the photos somewhere between 2005 and 2011. Seems recent enough for them to have known better. I know you don’t need building regs consent for a lean-to as such, but they’ve built...

So the lean to was there before the current sellers time, as using Zoopla I can see the for-sale photos. I can see the toilet wasn’t there, and the current sellers have said they installed it.

Does anyone know if you’d ever be able to get building regs consent for a loo that’s essentially in a lean-to i.e. no proper foundations, built on a retaining wall, single skin? I know it’s stood for a long time, but I know building regs need to check the structure is sound, and I’m assuming it...

thanks, appreciate it. Totally get your point but you can actually see it from the street! There’s a side gate which covers if if you’re looking straight on at the house, however if you’re slightly to the left in front of the neighbouring house, you can see it’s built on a retaining wall and...

Thanks - any thoughts on this? Also at some point we want to take down an internal structural wall and know we’ll need building regs to check it. If they see the lean-to on the retaining wall, and the wc, will they make us remove it all? Potentially devalues the house in terms of space... also...

We’re not entirely sure. At least 5 years ago. Possibly more than 10. The current owner has been there 2.5 years and definitely didn’t put up the lean-to. The previous owners were there 9 years and it’s possible they did but could have been even before that Read more...

Thanks that’s helpful to know. If anything does happen to it, would that be covered by our building insurance? Or we would need to suck up the cost of repairs?

We’re not entirely sure. At least 5 years ago. Possibly more than 10. The current owner has been there 2.5 years and definitely didn’t put up the lean-to. The previous owners were there 9 years and it’s possible they did but could have been even before that

Hope someone can offer some advice. Buying a house and had the survey back. The house is in great condition and we love it, but someone in the past (pre-current owners) have built a lean-to on the side. It’s built on a retaining wall. It’s been standing for a long time but surveyor is concerned...