Attic conversions-the problems and what you need to know

This video i want to talk about attic conversions added conversions would be a very common feature  of Irish the Irish housing stock especially dormer bungalows for an Irish person a dormer roof or  indeed for any person probably a dormer roof and a growing family is too big a temptation to resist  so inevitably a lot of dormers and a lot of properties have the attic converted you need to.

Be careful though if you’re buying a secondhand property and it has an added conversion you  need to check that there is plenty information for it and you need to check that if there is  supply information that it has been carried out in accordance with building regulations  and that there is a certificate of compliance with building regulations and planning permission it is  easy I’ve done it myself with a growing family the roof space can be especially in a dormer  property because it’s got a big roof by definition dormir being the French for to sleep big roof it’s  difficult to resist the temptation you need to be careful I’ve seen plenty of planning information  done as well where the permission.

Is granted for a three four five-bedroom property perhaps.

And one  of the special conditions when the planning would be that the attic space is used for storage only  in other words if there’s to be any living accommodation put into what any bedrooms any  living space and the bathrooms and so on then a special or a separate planning application would  be required you need to be careful there because the knock-on effect if you’re buying a secondhand  property comes when there is a bank involved under a valuer the valuer may go out and look at the  property and see that it’s a five bedroom house and value it on that basis you may have bought  it on the basis there’s a five bedroom house where in fact there’s only apply information for  three bedrooms on the ground floor the two in the attic and the little office or the little toilet.

Are unauthorized developments and don’t have plan information that’s a problem because obviously the  solicitor acting for you is going to be concerned he may or she may have to certain qualified title  in so far as there’s only planning for perhaps three proper tree bedrooms or four bedrooms  or whatever it might be so attic conversions are great but you need to be careful  tread wearily you’re buying a secondhand property the attic has been converted  check that the planning is in order check that the building regulations are in order  uh and the building regulations in particular the fire regulations can be easy to breach because the  escape windows.

And the openings and so on in an attic situation from a fire regulation perspective  is tricky enough to have to be at a certain height and to have to give a certain amount  of space uh opening to exit the property and so on for obviously good fire regulation reasons  so in general if you’re buying a property with an attic conversion do check through a your surveyor  and b the solicitor your solicitor that there is planning permission and that the work has  been carried out in accordance with the building regulations and the bottom line is if there is  then a certificate of compliance with the planning permission and a certificate of compliance  confirming that.

The work has been carried out in accordance with the building regulations that’s fine that’s no problem but i have as i say seen a good few day jobs and a lot of people with growing.

Families would tend to use the space available to them it’s perfectly understandable but when you’re  going to buy a secondhand house you need to be careful that you’re not going to walk into a mess  and essentially be buying a house which is being advertised as a five bedroom  when in fact legally it may only be a three or four bedroom anyway i hope you find this video  useful if you do i would appreciate if you give the thumbs up down below thanks a lot.

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