Have you done any renovations prior to selling?
If so , you need to know this.
Many people have work carried out without receiving or only have partly complete building regulation certificates. Often, it's simply because they didn't know they needed it and it may have been carried out by the previous owner.
However, it will come up during the conveyancing process when you sell your home since a potential homebuyer may be wary about the lack of permissions. Plus, potentially it could also devalue your property and the buyer may not be able to get a mortgage.
Another factor to consider is that if the alterations fail at any stage you will have to redo them to comply with the regulations. In addition, you may face court proceedings and/or be fined.
If you don’t have any certification however you still can apply for retrospective building control approval and a building control surveyor will carry out an inspection and assess whether it meets the relevant regulations and standards. However, if the work doesn’t meet the required standards you will be required to rectify any issues at your own cost. This can be both disruptive and expensive.
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