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WWYD - buying this house With specific issue - RM link attached

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planner10 · 09/07/2020 10:43

Hi everyone, we’re thinking of buying this house - we would do pretty significant work to it, eventually changing every room, and would do a dormer extension immediately to the loft room. We have the funds for this.

My hesitations are that the garage was previously sold to builders, as was some land (decent sized garden plot) that you can access through the garage (the garage was knocked down but black door remains), and the land is to the back/side of the house. The builders have been declined planning for houses on the land a couple of times. Our hope would be to buy it off them but don’t know if they would sell. My understanding is that the land is pretty useless to them but I don’t know for sure. I’m wary of buying this house due to this issue. Would appreciate any thoughts & advice you have!

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-80536723.html

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Georgielovespie · 10/07/2020 17:49

I would definitely walk from this.

I read on one of the planning apps that the land has a restriction (covenant?)

There was a covenant on some land near my Aunty that was to remain unbuilt on and green belt. It got over-turned and they built hundreds of homes on it. So don't ever assume that land cannot be built on.

This house has way too many issues. I would look at other houses.

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