Building regs headache

[TykeThat]

Hi all, hope someone can help me...

My house has a garage conversion done by the previous owner several years ago.
Permission was given by the council but they never got a completion certificate.
I have an indemnity policy to cover this.

However I'm now getting a builder to add a downstairs toilet in the conversion and knock part of a wall down.

If I apply for building regs on these new alterations will i get in trouble for the old works that never got signed off?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

No, they cannot lawfully get awkward with you. It's well beyond any time limit by when they could bring about any prosecution for any non compliance.

 

[tony1851]

First of all, who advised getting indemnity insurance? - complete waste of time if the council already know about the work.

Secondly, you won't be in trouble if you make a building regs application for your new work - the old alterations are well out of time for the council to do anything.

 

[tony1851]

(Wasn't copying - promise; just got side-tracked before i finished )

 

[TykeThat]

Thanks Freddy, that's good to know.

 

[TykeThat]

First of all, who advised getting indemnity insurance? - complete waste of time if the council already know about the work.

The previous owners supplied the indemnity policy when we bought the house.
Our solicitor said it wasn't worth the paper it was written on.

 

[tony1851]

Your solicitor is correct. If the council knows about the work (which technically they do in your case), the insurance is not valid.