From the reports
What three
reports found
An annex the plan allowed but the land could not take, a floor area that included the garage, and a renovation estimate above local house values.
Two rules left no place for the annex
The local plan allowed an annex, provided it sat close to the house.
Another rule set a no-build strip beside the road. On the plot checked, that strip covered the usable ground within the required distance of the house.
Read together, the two rules left no practical location. Whether an exception applied was a question for the mairie. An attached extension was treated differently, so the finding did not rule out all building work.
The question this raisedCan the annex allowance be used on this plot?
The advertised area included a garage and cellar
The advertised total included garage and cellar space. The energy certificate recorded a living-space figure about a quarter smaller.
Divided by the smaller figure, the asking price came to about a third more per square metre.
That did not establish that the advert was misleading. It meant the buyer needed a breakdown of the areas before comparing this house with others.
The question this raisedHow much of the advertised area is living space?
The renovation estimate exceeded local house values
A village house needed repairs. The report set out two scenarios: targeted work and a full contractor renovation.
Under the full-renovation scenario, the estimated work alone, before the purchase price, exceeded the local finished-house values used for comparison.
The targeted-repair scenario came out much lower. Which one applied depended on how much work the house needed. Neither scenario was a builder’s quote or a valuation; a visit and a professional assessment were still needed.
The question this raisedHow much work does the house need, and what would it cost?
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