House next door being demolished?
Question:Hi, I live in a 3bed terraced house in Warwickshire, U.K. My next door neighbour died just before xmas and his house has been empty since then. The other side of his house is a private members club which there are plans to demolish and build new houses on the site. I have now heard that the developers are going to buy the empty house next door and demo it for more land. As it is actually attached to my house I was wondering how much disruption this will cause and if anyone has had this happen to them and how they found it. I am hoping that if this plan does happen I may possibly be able to persuade the developers to allow me pedestrian access down the side of my (then) end of terrace as this would be great.
Any help would be appreciated. Cheers.
Answers:
Approach the new owners as soon as possible There are ways of demolishing that will be a mini um of disturbance to your home.~~
Would you want to sell your house to them also?
You need to talk to the contractor and find out what day and time they will be demoing. It will disrupt a lot of things and you will want to take down any breakables off walls, shelves, and furniture and pack them away until its over if you don't want to loose them.
You can ask if you can have pedestrian access but there is no guarantee that you'll get it depending on what they have planed for the property.
the contractor or developer will need to get the associated permits to demo your neighbors dwelling. if they wish to merge the property (lot line adjustment or minor subdivision) they would have to consult with the planning division of your city or county building deparment. usually if there are zoning issues there will be a public hearing. prior to the public hearing you can request a private easement (or public) be included within the redesign. contact the developer and ask if a 5' wide easement can be incorporated. the deveopers architect may have setback issues which restrict the proposed development, a five foot easement would reside within a setback. of course a private easement is better than a public easement. in any case structural damage to your home caused by the demolition of the neighboring structure is the responsiblity of the demolition contractor.
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