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.