12-03-2008, 10:51 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
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Neighbour's works had triggered Building Regs on my flat
Hi there, does anybody know much about Building Regulations and how it affects selling a property?
I live in a 3-storey Victorian terrace conversion, which contains 3 flats, mine being on the ground floor. My top floor neighbour undertook a loft conversion a while back, making it a 4-storey dwelling, and is now seeking a final certificate from Building Control in order to sell.
It turns out that the entire building must now be signed off and my flat is currently not compliant with regard to its fire doors. I am now required to replace the doors to the bedroom and living room with fire doors and fit a fire door between the kitchen and hall where previously there wasn’t one.
My questions are:
- Is my flat non-compliant only as a direct result of my neighbour’s conversion? It is my understanding that new Building Regs are only applicable to new buildings and the addition of a storey now reclassifies the whole building as new. Without his works, I understand that there would have not been any requirement for me to have fire doors in my flat. Is this correct?
- If I don’t fit the fire doors and we don’t get sign off, will this be a problem when I come to sell my flat? I.e has his work triggered reclassification of the entire building as a new building, therefore I will not be able to sell without the certificate?
- Can I agree to his request for the fire doors to be fitted but then replace them with the old doors once the final certificate has been issued? Will this be a problem if I come to sell?
Many thanks for any advice on this!
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