Selling a house but keeping the garage

[Greenqueen203]

Hi all, my husband put our property on the market last week, so far we have 2 viewings booked.

He’s now decided he wants the garage and to sell the house without it.

Obviously we’ll have to appoint a solicitor and tell the estate agent to remove from the listing but can anyone else advise what else is involved in this process? I have argued it’s going to hurt our sale but at this moment in time he doesn’t want to buy the next house without one (or build one)

Any advice?

I am assuming the garage is mentioned in the sales particulars? Yes as you said this will need to be amended ASAP as it a clear misrepresentation, if the garage is no longer to be included in the sale.

Reduction in price to reflect the loss of garage.

Very odd decision IMHO, why would you want to keep the garage? You may not find a property close by & would you want to keep visiting a property you used to own to use the garage, very odd, unless the garage is completely unconnected to the property. It would really put my off purchasing if I am being honest.

If the booked viewers, booked to view on the basis of viewing your property and need a garage, I expect they will cancel the viewing.

You could be limiting your sales opportunity.

But totally your call.

If you'd said that the garage was entirely separate in your first post, you would have got very different responses.

He needs to tell the estate agent now, get a revised sale price (I'd think it would knock £10-15k off) and the property relisted.

The EA will also have to tell the people who have booked viewings as they may want to cancel.

I wouldn't buy a house where I live without off street parking as it's a real pain parking here.

Ok if it’s on a seperate piece of land that’s easier.,people weren’t to know that op and you didn’t say.

Do you have a mortgage? If so just follow the steps I outlined. Take it off the market, contact the mortgage company and tell them what you want to do, you cannot do it without their approval.

If you don’t, then get a solicitor to redraw rhe land deeds, and go via the land registry, again take it off rhe market now.

Yes the house we want is nearby.

He needs to tell the estate agent now, get a revised sale price (I'd think it would knock £10-15k off) and the property relisted.

Honestly he shouldn’t do this. He needs to contact his mortgage company first or go straight in to getting the deeds altered, it can take months.

You sound a bit passive in this, "DH put the house on the market" "DH wants the garage" I'm assuming it's your house too? Have you asked the estate agent what the new valuation is minus the garage? Have you spoken to a solicitor about fees in doing so? Is your new house going to be close enough to make the garage useful?

It’s a thing in our town for blocks of garages that are rented and sold separately to the house. Just get the listing and price changed and crack on.

Also it will can take a lot more than ten to fifteen grand off. Depends on the price of the property.

@OhWhatFuckeryIsThisNow

It’s a thing in our town for blocks of garages that are rented and sold separately to the house. Just get the listing and price changed and crack on.

Oh my, it doesn’t work like that!

Check the deeds - they might be separate anyway. We wanted to do this as the terraced house we were selling had ample on street parking and the garage brought in a tidy separate rent. We were very clear with the conveyancers and all went well until the buyer got wind of it and wanted it too. Fine, but we asked for another £40k (the going rate where we are for standalone garages- you can look on rightmove under commercial properties) and got £30k.
So it’s fine but check the deeds, be very clear in the listings and legals that there is no garage, and be prepared for buyer to demand it.

Also if you do have a mortgage how much equity is in the property? This will dictate if the mortgage company will permit it. If the equity is less than the drop in value, they will not.

I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole. Even if it was my dream house.od walk away

Thanks for all the positive helpful comments. I’ve asked for this thread to be removed as I didn’t expect this level of nasty comments, it was just a question! I’m not happy about this either and it’s stressing me out!

That makes more sense now we know where the garage. Still off putting for buyers, in all honesty OP.

@Greenqueen203

Thanks for all the positive helpful comments. I’ve asked for this thread to be removed as I didn’t expect this level of nasty comments, it was just a question! I’m not happy about this either and it’s stressing me out!

My previous neighbours successfully did this. Good luck.

Ok. So you need to sort out the deeds before sale. The sale price must be reduced accordingly and the advertising must be without the garage. The estate agent must be informed about the change so they would not advertise the garage in the sale price. Seek an advice from your solicitor. Otherwise you might face people walking away from the sale.

@Greenqueen203

Thanks for all the positive helpful comments. I’ve asked for this thread to be removed as I didn’t expect this level of nasty comments, it was just a question! I’m not happy about this either and it’s stressing me out!

What a total and utter over reaction.

Extra solicitors’ fees, and may reduce demand, but I don’t think it’s that unusual.

The seaside flat of an old aunt of dh came with a separate garage - most flats in the small block didn’t have one.

It sold to a couple living in the same block with no garage, who were just going to sell it on but keep the garage!

I can't really see that people have been nasty.

I think the issue is the land. We all talk of buying houses but its the land that's important. As your garage is not near the house then it could be done by reducing the price and drawing up parcels but this might be expensive.

Once you've moved would you use the garage much though?

I don’t think anyone has been nasty? People were trying to help, but if you don’t explain it’s on seperate land with seperate access you can’t expect peoooe to guess.

@Greenqueen203

Thanks for all the positive helpful comments. I’ve asked for this thread to be removed as I didn’t expect this level of nasty comments, it was just a question! I’m not happy about this either and it’s stressing me out!

Are we reading the same thread? I think the stress of this and the house moving is making you a bit over sensitive

People just explained its not exactly straightforward. Best to know.

@Greenqueen203

Thanks for all the positive helpful comments. I’ve asked for this thread to be removed as I didn’t expect this level of nasty comments, it was just a question! I’m not happy about this either and it’s stressing me out!

It use to be where mns didn't remove threads because the OP was sensitive