My son has had an offer accepted on a semi detached property that hasa large side plot if land attached.
The old lady who' selling wasn't interested in splitting the property she just wanted shut as she's very poorly and now in a rest home.
Thecold lady bought the property from new when in was built in the early 70s. The large side plot came with the property and did have outline planning for a bungalow up to 3 bedrooms (1996) but it ran out. The old lady applied for a 2 bed bungalow in her old age but never did.
The property has never been registered so my sons currently waiting on the vendor to forward the paperwork and the deeds so his solicitors can go over the boundaries and who owns who. Once this is done the relevant searches will be done.
But, by chance I got talking the old ladies cousin so I asked a question that has been bugging my son,
"Why has no one made an offer for the land or more importantly, why didn't the original company who built the property all the years ago build on it.
The cousin said:-
"I use to go over as a child and play in the large garden"
She then said
"The area was originally a farmers field bought by a builder and I think there use to be a stream on it. Because it was the last plot the builder never bothered building.
Then some 8-10 years later bungalows appeared to the right of the large plot,
Then the cousin said,
"They must have sorted the stream for them to build bungalows".
That I'm not so sure ,
But these bungalows they were built some 10 years later were built to the right of the plot as though they ended, didn't build on the large fadden plot, new builders turn up years later and start of again but leaving the large plot alone, strange to me
This has sent alarms bells ringing regarding a stream.
Could it be nothing or is there something like and underground stream flowing through the property.
My son has paid premium for the property and the potential of the land reflects in the properties price.
Who or which would be the best way to find out if anything bout waters that could potentially any future build taking place on the large plot.
My wife and I have been thinking of buying the land from my son and building a small retirement bungalow but first, we first and formost don't want my son buying a pigs ear.
If you know the best course of action please let me know and how to find out if the plot can be physically built on while we're are going through with the purchase
Thank you all
Very much
The old lady who' selling wasn't interested in splitting the property she just wanted shut as she's very poorly and now in a rest home.
Thecold lady bought the property from new when in was built in the early 70s. The large side plot came with the property and did have outline planning for a bungalow up to 3 bedrooms (1996) but it ran out. The old lady applied for a 2 bed bungalow in her old age but never did.
The property has never been registered so my sons currently waiting on the vendor to forward the paperwork and the deeds so his solicitors can go over the boundaries and who owns who. Once this is done the relevant searches will be done.
But, by chance I got talking the old ladies cousin so I asked a question that has been bugging my son,
"Why has no one made an offer for the land or more importantly, why didn't the original company who built the property all the years ago build on it.
The cousin said:-
"I use to go over as a child and play in the large garden"
She then said
"The area was originally a farmers field bought by a builder and I think there use to be a stream on it. Because it was the last plot the builder never bothered building.
Then some 8-10 years later bungalows appeared to the right of the large plot,
Then the cousin said,
"They must have sorted the stream for them to build bungalows".
That I'm not so sure ,
But these bungalows they were built some 10 years later were built to the right of the plot as though they ended, didn't build on the large fadden plot, new builders turn up years later and start of again but leaving the large plot alone, strange to me
This has sent alarms bells ringing regarding a stream.
Could it be nothing or is there something like and underground stream flowing through the property.
My son has paid premium for the property and the potential of the land reflects in the properties price.
Who or which would be the best way to find out if anything bout waters that could potentially any future build taking place on the large plot.
My wife and I have been thinking of buying the land from my son and building a small retirement bungalow but first, we first and formost don't want my son buying a pigs ear.
If you know the best course of action please let me know and how to find out if the plot can be physically built on while we're are going through with the purchase
Thank you all
Very much
