Very difficult to actually picture what you're telling us. At the end of the day if you want to buy the house and like it, then buy it. If this is going to drive you silly, walk away. I hope you've actually seen the house in person? Talk to your solicitor also and see what he says if it's worrying you.Hi Yes I found them on the fingal planning site. I know my back wall is the side wall from the map. I’m just concerned they are charging me for a detached when I’m sharing my back wall. It says tank wall adjoining to number 57 which is my neighbours number.
Is this still detached as it’s not detached to an actual house.
Thank you
I’d say it’s because they ran out of space tbh.Your intended house is detached from your neighbours house, but not their side party wall. It’s still detached from the other property.
Sounds like a buttress type build.
As a matter of interest, are you getting a very good deal on buying this off plan, and is it being bought from the builder?I’d say it’s because they ran out of space tbh.
Is a buttress type build not when they need the wall to strengthen or support another structure ? My house won’t be supporting anything just acting as somebody’s side entrance wall. So the side of their house and the back wall of my house is their side entrance if you get me. I know I’m probably not making any sense without a picture sorry.
Jane
Thanks for your response.Site Boundary walls are generally shared. It seems your house is built on a boundary wall. Once the other side of that wall is not a room you are detached.
I typically expect to be able to walk fully around a detached house without leaving my site, but I don't think that is the defining attribute.
Once none of your rooms have a shared wall with your neighbors rooms I would consider your house detached.
No not getting a deal at all on it. We are paying 30 thousand more for a detatched.As a matter of interest, are you getting a very good deal on buying this off plan, and is it being bought from the builder?
Yea very true. I’ve just never seen one like this before. I was surprised when I pulled up the plans as I just assumed I would be getting 2 side entrances like every other house like mine in the new development. It look like they were short of space. But should I be paying the same as another house that’s detached and does have two side entrances and can walk around their whole house ?? These are the things I’m thinking of.While a buttress is a supportive structure, I see it in your case as maximising the use of space. It’s quite common in newer builds these days to squeeze in what they can. There are no more large gardens anymore.
I would if I knew how to draw on this too.Can you even draw a rough sketch, I just can't picture it!
I tried doing a link and it wouldn’t let me post it. westmill.ie swordsWestmill where? What town/county? Can you not post a link?
Hi ClamballI can picture it, when you look at your house straight on, you have a side passage either side. But the end of the side passages when flush with the back of your house is a blank wall. In fact the whole back wall of your house is the boundary wall with your neighbour, you have no windows looking out the back, you have no back garden, and you cannot walk around the house on the outside. It is technically detached because your boundary wall is not currently a party wall with your neighbours house. If your neighbour built an extension in the future using the boundary wall as a party wall you are concerned you would be thought of as a semidetached house. The company you are buying off have no control over that so it would not figure into what they are charging you for the detached house.
But I would be concerned that the information they provided you did not show a site plan for your house showing your boundaries and the location of your house within that boundary. Did you just assume there was a back garden? Or when you look again is it clear that your house is at the back of your site area with just spaces to the sides and front?
Also are they charging you the same as other houses on the estate with side front and back spaces. Usually larger plots would pay more and smaller plots less, yours sounds like a smaller plot. And the other detached houses on the estate, is the back wall blank, with no windows or doors. Is your interior layout different.
As to decisions you should make it is totally up to you to decide if the boundary wall, being the back wall of your house, with possible scope for your neighbour to use as an extension wall is a deal breaker for you. If you could not live with it then withdraw.
So a......side garden?I do have a back garden but it is to the left of the house.
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