They don't have any documents or certsWhy are the vendors not supplying the required certificate / paperwork?
They should apply for and get the rentention before you sign any contracts, same with the engineer's certs.the planning permission, they also should have obtained planning permission but they did not, now we have to apply for retention permission if we buy the house, we will have to negotiate a huge price drop. I was just looking for cost for steel replacement, so I know all possible costs.
If we are to apply for retention permission, what documents would be needed. It appears there are no certs for anything done. Would we need to supply cert for the electrical works done? The Gas boiler was also moved, do we need Cert for this? Anything else we should be aware of?
But would you not recommend that the vendor carries out all that work prior to closing the sale? Seems an awful lot of risk to take on even with a decent reduction in sale price.You would need to get full detailed plans of the building drawn up just as you would if applying for planning in advance of works, pay for application / development contributions and face having to remedy anything the planners find issue with.
Take a look at your LA's planning site, you will likely find other retention applications. Review those and the documents attached along with the planners' decision letters. A look around neighbouring properties will give you an idea what the planners will allow, if the extension on this one is typical of what has been permitted, you shouldn't have an issue so long as there are no problems with things like drainage. Buying a house and then seeking retention does run the risk of a refusal, in which case you will need to remove the extension and reinstate the house to comply with the original planning.
But would you not recommend that the vendor carries out all that work prior to closing the sale? Seems an awful lot of risk to take on even with a decent reduction in sale price.
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