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Listed property - considerations?

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  • 30-08-2017 12:34am
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    What are peoples thoughts on buying a listed property?
    What extra considerations should be made vs a non listed house?


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    the_syco
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    What can you change?

    Aunts house became listed due to it's age, and they were unable to extend it, unable to modify the inside (to the point of no drilling holes for wires, so all wires had to run along the outside of the wall), etc.

    It was cheaper to just build a new house down the road and leave the house goto ruin, as they had to redo the thatch roof every few years which was prohibitively expensive, but apart from keeping them dry had no function. Nothing on the outside could change either.

    So; are you happy with the house as it is, without being able to make any changes and/or modernization if need be?


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    Lumen
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    Buy it if you love it, otherwise leave it to someone else who will appreciate it.


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,415 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    You can do routine maintenance without any particular problems.

    More than that, including garden / boundary changes, will require a visit to the council's planning office.

    Any material changes will need planning permission. Various exemptions and simplified procedures for small works don't apply to listed buildings.

    Achieving modern standards for insulation, fire protection, etc. may be difficult or need to be done very carefully.

    Remember that there were shoddy builders back then as well, so there are risks of inadequate foundations, sagging floors and bulging walls.

    Expect to have to spend money on the building. Getting professional advice before buying is important.


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    the_syco wrote: »
    It was cheaper to just build a new house down the road and leave the house goto ruin

    This is a sad truth. And the ridiculous restrictions on listed properties will mean the majority of them will fall to ruin.... a listed property should be allowed to be modernised to allow some element of modern day living. E.g. upgrade heating system, double/triple glased Windows, a kitchen that's not the size of a under stairs toilet.

    Only the top end listed properties will be maintained. The rest will be too expensive to maintain and live in.


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