Loft Conversion & Building Regs

[freddiemercurystwin]

You can't get an indemnity once the local authority is aware and as mentioned it would be completely and utterly redundant in this situation even if the LA were not aware. Just makes a few quid for the stupid (or incompetent or immoral or a combination of all three) solicitor.

 

[NewhouseOldhouse]

+1 for indemnity policy by vendor

Sure can't get that now as Building Control know about it!

 

[foxhole]

Property should be priced not to include loft conversion as it has no approval so its just a home with a loft.

 

[NewhouseOldhouse]

yeah I agree should be priced not to include loft conversion, so we are going to ask for a revised offer see what the answer is??

 

[JP_]

Good luck! A house near me had this issue, it sold for £50k less than the original asking price.

 

[cdbe]

In my case the difference between having and not having a regularisation certificate for my loft conversion was (if my memory serves) 30 or 40k on the value of the house - this was determined by the buyers mortgage valuer (who’s obviously paid to protect the banks’ money) unless you are a cash buyer in which case it’s up to you what you pay.

Maybe it’s different (and I got the impression that my BC guy was making it up as he went along, eg for the electrics he said just get a PIR) but I was required to insulate to current standards - I would have thought this would involve pretty much gutting a 35 year old conversion.

 

[NewhouseOldhouse]

Is a Regularisation Certificate not mean to apply the Regs at the time the conversion took place?

 

[NewhouseOldhouse]

How much approx would supply and fit of a straight staircase cost to comply with regs, nothing fancy just straightforward??

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

II've not really been following this entire thread however the regs that applied at the time of construction apply not current regs, also take a look at Tony's post at the end of this thread https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/second-flight-of-stairs-question.485782/#post-3950593

 

[NewhouseOldhouse]

Thought as much, can authority put a time line on when the work has to be completed by?

 

[geraldthehamster]

We still haven't determined whether there is a time limit for enforcement in Scotland. If it's the same as England and Wales, this is well outside the one year limit, and they can't make you do anything. Does anyone know the answer to that?