A friend of mine is approaching pension age.
He has not made enough contributions to qualify for a contributory pension and the means test for the non-contributory pension will be a problem.
His own house is on the same piece of land as his parent's house.
He inherited the parent's house. It's lying empty.
The house is probably worth a notional 100K.
A future motorway may force a cumpulsory purchase order, so no one is ever likely to purchase it.
It would need a lot of investment to bring it up to a standard where it could be let out.
It's essentially a valueless house which is causing great angst as the pension age approaches.
My question is .......
Could a "change of use" be obtained for this burdensome house, converting it into storage.
He is prepared to do anything to the house, necessary to make it uninhabitable.
He has not made enough contributions to qualify for a contributory pension and the means test for the non-contributory pension will be a problem.
His own house is on the same piece of land as his parent's house.
He inherited the parent's house. It's lying empty.
The house is probably worth a notional 100K.
A future motorway may force a cumpulsory purchase order, so no one is ever likely to purchase it.
It would need a lot of investment to bring it up to a standard where it could be let out.
It's essentially a valueless house which is causing great angst as the pension age approaches.
My question is .......
Could a "change of use" be obtained for this burdensome house, converting it into storage.
He is prepared to do anything to the house, necessary to make it uninhabitable.
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