Browse Forums Real Estate Re: Major structural changes - No building permits 2Jan 17, 2016 10:17 pm If you don't find out before hand (and maybe even if you do). I'd ask the auctioneer (loudly) if all the work is engineered and approved before it starts. Might suppress people's enthusiasm. Re: Major structural changes - No building permits 3Jan 18, 2016 3:11 pm overkillxx The house has been reprocessed by the bank overkillxx Large steel beams braising the underside of the house going from external walls and supported by brick peers at external walls. lol ok jokes aside... Photos always help here... overkillxx . The Real Estate agent has absolutely no idea and is only able to advise that no structural work has been undertaken on the place for the last 10 years. overkillxx Also, no idea if the council will even tell me anything without me lodging forms to do so (Reading the council website it gives you that impression). overkillxx In the assumption the council has nothing in the system for this work (High probability), what would be the process to obtain the required certificates & permits? I've heard of disaster stories where there is the possibility the council could force you to undo or the work that was done without a permit as they are unable to confirm if the work undertaken meets the appropriate regulations. overkillxx If I found out that this is indeed an illegal significant structural modification to the house & I inform the Real Estate agent of this fact, is the Agent then obligated to advise other potential buyers as well? overkillxx Or does all responsibility fall onto the Purchaser to undertake there own due diligence before buying? overkillxx after i make enquiries is there any possibility they could condemn the dwelling as being not suitable to live in? overkillxx As stated above I have had a builder look at the work & it “looks” fairly well done but NOT finished. Just because building permits were not obtained, does not mean the work cannot be assessed and passed retrospectively. Bottom line, if you really like the property, do your due diligence, and if that works out, go for it. I engaged my builder in December last year and we’ve been working on preliminary drawings for last couple of months. I got a call from the salesperson this morning… 0 1857 Assuming you've modelled the TB8, TB10, TB12, TB2 & J1 joists/LVLs there, it appears as per drawing to me. There maybe should be an additional J1 between TB10 and T12 if… 3 32462 |