Hi there
We are in the process of buying a 3 story house in Chester. We've agreed a price, but on 2nd viewing we went with a friend who is a builder. He noticed that the height of the staircase leading down from the 3rd to 2nd floors is a good 10 inches less than the required 2 metres as per building regulations. I noticed this on first viewing as I'm 6ft1 but thought nothing much of it. We asked the current owners who stated that they had no documents or certificates relating to the work done on the 3rd floor (2 bedrooms made into 1) which appears to have lessened the height of the staircase, and when they bought the house 3 years ago, their mortgage company did not bring it up at all.
We are now obviously concerned- because of the health and safety aspect- but mainly because if we want to sell or rent it out in 5/10 years time, this may put the buyers off (as it is with us right now!).
Does anyone have any advice?
Many thanks
Simon.
We are in the process of buying a 3 story house in Chester. We've agreed a price, but on 2nd viewing we went with a friend who is a builder. He noticed that the height of the staircase leading down from the 3rd to 2nd floors is a good 10 inches less than the required 2 metres as per building regulations. I noticed this on first viewing as I'm 6ft1 but thought nothing much of it. We asked the current owners who stated that they had no documents or certificates relating to the work done on the 3rd floor (2 bedrooms made into 1) which appears to have lessened the height of the staircase, and when they bought the house 3 years ago, their mortgage company did not bring it up at all.
We are now obviously concerned- because of the health and safety aspect- but mainly because if we want to sell or rent it out in 5/10 years time, this may put the buyers off (as it is with us right now!).
Does anyone have any advice?
Many thanks
Simon.