Anyone purchased a Listed Building?

What sort of building did you buy, and what were you wanting to do to it?

Grade 1 or 2

Isn't it amazing, up and down the country there are empty listed buildings rotting that simply need some maintenance to bring them up to scratch, but people won't touch them with a bargepole because of this problem.

I nearly did a few years ago, a lovely G2 listed hall but a m8 at the council told me it would be a nightmare with all the repair regulations.

Grade 11 and just wanted extension and some (what I thought were minor) changes. After several changes to plans/materials and endless meetings/paperwork we arrived at a plan that "may well" be subject to approval. It's nothing like we wanted and we're tired of all the hassle. The plans will be submitted (because they've cost a bomb) and we'll let someone else have the pleasure of dealing with these luddites.

Mar 17, 2016 -- 3:24PM, Dr Crippen wrote:

Isn't it amazing, up and down the country there are empty listed buildings rotting that simply need some maintenance to bring them up to scratch, but people won't touch them with a bargepole because of this problem.

please list 20 empty listed "rotting" family homes- should be easy if they exist up and down the country.

OP you knew what you were buying so stop moaning because you can't do what you want.

Fair enough dave, hands up for that one. Hope you never have the same experience.

Here is a case were the owners simply demolished a listed house, remains to be seen
what action will be taken against them.

http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/14287910.Historic_A_listed_West_End_home_demolished_prompting_probe_by_Glasgow_City_Council/

Leaning Tower Of Pisa?

Might be worth seeking advice of a planning consultant if there are any grounds for de-listing the building.

"please list 20 empty listed "rotting" family homes- should be easy if they exist up and down the country"

Here's one...   Shadwell Court, Thetford, Norfolk.  Grade 1 listed. Designed by S S Teulon.   Empty for nearly 20 years.  Owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum.

Some near neighbours needed a pair of replacement chimney pots a few years back. The previous owner of my house had left behind a couple of dozen assorted Victorian chimney pots, which she'd been using as twee, OAP-style garden ornaments.  A couple of them were identical to the ones the neighbours needed replacing, so I let them have them in return for a flagon of cider.

Only found out by chance a couple of years later that their gaff was Grade-2 listed, and but for my generosity they would have had to pay at least a monkey each to a dealer for precisely identical pots. No wonder they were generous with the cider.

The only consolation is that I would never otherwise have discovered West Croft cider, not just different class to every other cider I've ever tasted, but possibly the finest booze on the planet.

http://www.somersetcidervinegarco.co.uk/westcroft-cider-and-janets-jungle-juice.html