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My parents applied for PP for a house on their own land almost 30yrs ago. They applied for and got permission to build it 65ft from the road.
After that people advised that they should put it further back as it was a large house so finally they built it 155ft back. It didn't occur to them that they should reapply for planning and nothing was ever done about it. As they say now it was a different time back then. 20yrs later they sold the house and nobody ever seemed to discover this lack of planning compliance during the sale.
At the time of the sale an engineer was employed to check compliance, they presume he was employed by the buyer although they knew him as we live in a small town. Is is correct to think that the buyer would employ the engineer to check this?
That was 8 yrs ago and the man who bought the house is now trying to sell it and has discovered this lack of planning compliance.
He has sent my parents solicitor a letter from his solicitor saying he wants compensation.
What is the legal view on this?
He's a very unpleasant man, possibly if he were nicer and had not caused so much upset in our area they would be more disposed to feeling bad about this but they do not wish to compensate him at all.
Thanks
After that people advised that they should put it further back as it was a large house so finally they built it 155ft back. It didn't occur to them that they should reapply for planning and nothing was ever done about it. As they say now it was a different time back then. 20yrs later they sold the house and nobody ever seemed to discover this lack of planning compliance during the sale.
At the time of the sale an engineer was employed to check compliance, they presume he was employed by the buyer although they knew him as we live in a small town. Is is correct to think that the buyer would employ the engineer to check this?
That was 8 yrs ago and the man who bought the house is now trying to sell it and has discovered this lack of planning compliance.
He has sent my parents solicitor a letter from his solicitor saying he wants compensation.
What is the legal view on this?
He's a very unpleasant man, possibly if he were nicer and had not caused so much upset in our area they would be more disposed to feeling bad about this but they do not wish to compensate him at all.
Thanks