Hi all, we finally bought our first IP(in Whangarei), what an ordeal.
Firstly trying to get our Aussie heads around cross leases.
Secondly, because of vendors(mother and daughter) had changed minds(mother at least) at last minute.
The mother was on a Vanuatu holiday while daughter(sole occupant of residence) desperately wanted to accept our offer!!
We left NZ emptyhanded and never got aproper inspection.
Anyway Mom returns from holiday and lets daughter accept offer(she had wanted to upgrade to new place.
So week later (back in Darwin)we get call saying offer accepted and as daughter had offer to purchase on her new property would we go unconditional earlier.
Problem tho was a "lean-to" (we did not even notice in our first and only inspection) attached to dwelling and neighbours fence!!
Building inspector and our lawyer warnd us about this but we figured we could knock down."NO safe and Sanitary" (I know I know, I can hear you all saying "what the ...")
Friend(good handyman) has checked it out and it is pretty well set up, with power and phone outlets, used as storage and workspace, attached to garage(garage attached to house with walk in access to residence).
Friend recommend we keep and upgrade firewall etc.
But problem with insurance mainly.
So my question is(apology for the epic post).
What is our course of action?
Do we get Council to inspect and advise and rectify to standards or demolish?
Cheers and thanks in advance
Macassar
(By the way great house and great location)
Firstly trying to get our Aussie heads around cross leases.
Secondly, because of vendors(mother and daughter) had changed minds(mother at least) at last minute.
The mother was on a Vanuatu holiday while daughter(sole occupant of residence) desperately wanted to accept our offer!!
We left NZ emptyhanded and never got aproper inspection.
Anyway Mom returns from holiday and lets daughter accept offer(she had wanted to upgrade to new place.
So week later (back in Darwin)we get call saying offer accepted and as daughter had offer to purchase on her new property would we go unconditional earlier.
Problem tho was a "lean-to" (we did not even notice in our first and only inspection) attached to dwelling and neighbours fence!!
Building inspector and our lawyer warnd us about this but we figured we could knock down."NO safe and Sanitary" (I know I know, I can hear you all saying "what the ...")
Friend(good handyman) has checked it out and it is pretty well set up, with power and phone outlets, used as storage and workspace, attached to garage(garage attached to house with walk in access to residence).
Friend recommend we keep and upgrade firewall etc.
But problem with insurance mainly.
So my question is(apology for the epic post).
What is our course of action?
Do we get Council to inspect and advise and rectify to standards or demolish?
Cheers and thanks in advance
Macassar
(By the way great house and great location)
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