Planning problem avoided for buyers on Conveyancing in Ealing

Acting for the buyers of an end-terrace freehold property on Milford Road, Ealing, W13, Conveyancer Katie Clark sorted out a potential problem to enable this Conveyancing in Ealing to be completed without delay.

The house was a substantial four-bedroom mansion typical of this part of Ealing, and had probably originally been constructed in the late nineteenth century. The vendors’ Conveyancing Solicitors, Spring Law of 65 Chandos Place , London, WC2N 4HG, sent Katie a copy of the registered title together with the information questionnaire completed by the sellers. Such forms are a standard part of Conveyancing in Ealing, and provide mush useful information for purchasers.

The owners mentioned that they believed that the house had at some time in the past been converted into flats, although it was currently occupied as a single dwelling. Planning permission is needed to convert a house into separate apartments, and likewise consent is required to revert back again. The replies to the local searches from Ealing Borough Council, Perceval House, 14-16 Uxbridge Road, Ealing, London, W5 2HL did not show any planning history, but their computerised records only went back ten years.

Katie perceived that there was a potential problem for her clients if the local authority had any records showing the building as comprising two or more units, so wrote to the council’s planning officer to check.  The officer replied:

“I have checked all of Council records and there is no record of the property at 15 Milford Road, Ealing, W13 9HZ having been divided into flats.  Nor is there any record of it having been reconverted back into a single dwelling. However, all records seem to show the property in a single unit. I cannot see why enforcement action would be taken on the use of the property as a single dwelling.”

With this reassurance Katie was happy to advise her clients to complete this Conveyancing in Ealing. They were grateful that Katie had taken the time and trouble to check this matter for them, and were reassured that they would not have any problems from the local authority in the future.

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