My joiner just said this to me, he has had customers get an indemnity insurance from the solicitors to cover you in the event of retrospective comeback
For Christ sake don’t call the council, you’ll then put them on notice that’s it non complainant and you’ll never sell it. As the conversion is over 15 years old, their solicitor should just take a view and at the worst ask for an off the shelf indemnity policy.
In 2001, we looked at a "4 bedroom" house in a nearby village. The two upstairs bedrooms were obviously converted from the attic, as it had been a bungalow. There wasn't enough headroom to stand up. I asked the vendor if it had planning permission for the two extra rooms, and he said no. The estate agent was being really dishonest there.
I bought a property that came with a very large shed/garage in the front. I asked the owner if he had permission for it. He was vague about it, so I got him to pay for a policy, in case the planning came back and asked for it to be demolished. The solicitor said it was unlikely being more than 10 years.
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