Floor Plan

[9thFloorNightmare]

It is normal to have or ask to see a floor plan when buying / renting privately?

I am a council tenant trying to exchange my council property (I appreciate many MNetters won't know what this is).

I asked the Council for the floor plan of my (their) flat so I can post it on the FB groups rather than sharing photos - and there are reasons for that:

1- with the floor plan people can get a better idea of the space

2 - I am not house proud, my furniture is all old, second hand and mismatched, so my home doesn't look as good as it could - (unconscious bias makes people look at beautiful showroom-like homes and being taken in awe even though their own furniture looks nothing like what they see on these homes they are drooling on. Consciously they know if they exchanged, their home would look completely different but still... when a home has a more basic, simple decor, like mine, it is not very appealing, desirable or competitive (regardless of size and location), even though people can redecorate to their own taste and they know it - is like the social media effect - people are hypnotised by appereances.

3- I don't feel comfortable posting pictures of the inside of my home unless I meet a serious prospective exchanging partner.

Anyway, I asked the council for the floor plan and they replied asking why I want it. I explained the above and they replied saying:

"Unfortunately, the Council do not provide floor plans. This is the case for both Council tenants and Leaseholders."

To which I replied back saying:

"When I was housed by the Council at xxxxxxx, a floor plan was include in the tenancy pack and I used that floor plan to exchange to the flat I am in now. So I know for a fact that the Council can provide floor plans because I was in the past provided with one. Also I have noted that agents who facilitated the selling of some flats at xxx (my current block) included the floor pan in the online advertisements. I would appreciate if you could direct me to where those agents / leaseholders got hold of the floor plan they used. I would really appreciate the Council's help in this matter."

I am now waiting for their next reply.

So since I know for a fact there are floor plans out there somewhere, my questions are:

1- Can the Council provide floor plans and are they obliged to if asked?
2 - Are buyers provided with floor plans if requested?

Just measure the rooms yourself and draw one. There’s bound to be an app for this somewhere.

A quick Google and there are several.

I don’t think anyone at the council should need to spend time faffing around looking for or producing this data for you.

Either find a similar property that has sold recently and take it from that or make one as suggested above.

Thank you

I’ve tried other flats in my block from estate agents but the ones that were sold are not on my side of the building so the layout is completely different

It seems like the apps are very expensive but I will have a proper look

So, back to the question, when buyers buy property it is usual / easy to get a floor plan if asked?

Whenever I've sold a property, the agent has drawn the floorplan from scratch. I've never had to ask for a floorplan when buying because it's generally always done by the agent. I'm not sure it's something the council would necessarily have though because floorplans can change.

Thanks

My floor plan didn’t change since built - as purpose built flat for social tenants, no one is allowed to change anything unless they buy I guess

This one let's you do it for free
www.edrawmax.com/floor-plan-maker/

It's fairly common when buying to be able to see one, slightly less common IME when renting privately. I assume they cost letting/selling agents money to produce, which they recoup as part of the fees they charge the landlord/vendor. So I can see why a council wouldn't provide one. (I would not expect a council to be efficient enough to have retained the plans from when it was built and have them to hand).