eamonn123456
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Yes, indeed it's the vendor's choice.
Maybe they hope it won't be picked up in a survey or that the buyer will overlook it as they want the house so much.
IMO its a liability, plain and simple and the cost of rectifying it, plus the risk that it will be refused, plus the hassle, needs to be reflected in the price.
As a final postscript to my thread, after we walked away from this sale, another house came up in the same street very quickly which is slightly bigger, much more modern, bigger garden etc.
We are buying the other one now which has no issues, needs very little other work, and the extra money it costs is well worth the cost and hassle savings compared to the original house.
Ironically it doesn't have a garage, just a large shed. However, the overall package works for us.
This planning issue was the factor that delayed the sale long enough that something else came up, so it effectively lost the sale for the vendor (turned out to be a blessing in disguise for us).
That in itself proves the point that it is a liability, and one that the vendor would prob be better off to resolve before trying to sell the house, especially in today's market.
Maybe they hope it won't be picked up in a survey or that the buyer will overlook it as they want the house so much.
IMO its a liability, plain and simple and the cost of rectifying it, plus the risk that it will be refused, plus the hassle, needs to be reflected in the price.
As a final postscript to my thread, after we walked away from this sale, another house came up in the same street very quickly which is slightly bigger, much more modern, bigger garden etc.
We are buying the other one now which has no issues, needs very little other work, and the extra money it costs is well worth the cost and hassle savings compared to the original house.
Ironically it doesn't have a garage, just a large shed. However, the overall package works for us.
This planning issue was the factor that delayed the sale long enough that something else came up, so it effectively lost the sale for the vendor (turned out to be a blessing in disguise for us).
That in itself proves the point that it is a liability, and one that the vendor would prob be better off to resolve before trying to sell the house, especially in today's market.