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Planning for a roof replacement?

  • 20-06-2014 10:34am
    #1
    DenisDenis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi, I'm buying a holiday home in Ireland and have just had a survey done. The property was re-roofed about 10 years ago, the surveyor has confirmed that the roof was completely removed down to the walls and rebuilt, great in one respect that it is a good job but my solicitor is now saying that the sellers may well have had to apply for planning or have obtained a building control cert for this.

    The seller is saying that the roof was placed like for like, it is a slate roof, no roof windows. Does anyone know if my solicitor correct? Just checking as the seller is complaining that he doesn't want to spend another few hundred euro for a cert that isn't necessary.

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 42,172 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    DenisDenis wrote: »
    .... my solicitor is now saying that the sellers may well have had to apply for planning or have obtained a building control cert for this.
    .


    "may well have"...... ah come on...

    s/hes the solicitor.. they should know the legal requirement of what requires and doesnt require permission.

    if the vendor has not supplied a cert of compliance / cert of exemption, then its not a clean product to sell.


  • #3
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    Seller supplies picture of original roof...


  • #4
    Gumbo
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    Is it exempt under 41H (maintainance). Especially if like for like.


  • #5
    DOCARCH
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    kceire wrote: »
    Is it exempt under 41H (maintainance). Especially if like for like.

    Yes, if like for like, it would be exempt. Proving or providing evidence it is like for like is another matter.

    A opinion on compliance with exemption from planning permission should be sought from the vendors.


  • #6
    DenisDenis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭DenisDenis


    The sellers carried out major renovation works at the time the roof was replaced and they have already signed a statutory declaration confirming that there have been no developments within the meaning of the Local Government (planning and developments) act and that no alterations/extensions have been carried out. The building itself was built about 100 years ago. I think my solicitor is being cautious as the the sellers live abroad and I would find it difficult to sue them should any problems arise in the future.


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