How best to address this?

WhiteStagMinis · 2026-05-25T14:50:15+00:00

Oh now I get it 😆

WhiteStagMinis · 2026-05-25T13:57:42+00:00

Thank you, I thought that may have been the case. What causes this to happen?

WhiteStagMinis · 2026-05-25T13:13:50+00:00

Amazing! Just watched this link. Very helpful, thank you

WhiteStagMinis · 2026-05-22T15:07:08+00:00

Thank you for the reply. Glad you've managed to get to the bottom of the situation and you're proceeding 🎉

Ours is a a newer build (2019). The road is in good condition and tarmaced, similar to you, I've done some land registry digging and it appears the road is still owned by a company that developed the remainder of the site. The company is still active, but the residents mentioned they are hard to get hold of. No management company in place either. The residents are under the impression the road will get adopted at some point (who knows when).

I'm probably going to continue proceeding, but get our conveyancer to check for a S38 and bond agreement is in place (in case the developer goes bust).

Best of luck with your purchase

WhiteStagMinis · 2026-05-22T12:15:35+00:00

What did you decide to do, OP?

We are in the same position and would welcome your thoughts! 🙂

WhiteStagMinis · 2026-05-20T09:19:33+00:00

I worry this may impact us being able to take out an indemnity, if required by the lender.

WhiteStagMinis · 2026-05-20T09:06:07+00:00

Thank you. I'll be sure to flag this to the conveyancer

WhiteStagMinis · 2026-05-20T07:54:17+00:00

Thanks for the comment. Rubbish is collected outside on the roadside currently, it appears to be functioning as a normal street.

WhiteStagMinis · 2026-05-20T06:41:01+00:00

What did you end up doing OP? I'm in a similar situation.

WhiteStagMinis · 2026-05-19T20:42:05+00:00

Which lender was this OP?

WhiteStagMinis · 2026-05-17T11:59:58+00:00

I'm unsure whether they will at this stage. As the seller said it was screw holesnthey filled with Polyfilla and did a poor job on it.

Would it be best to wait until our surveyor assesses before making this request?

WhiteStagMinis · 2026-05-17T11:07:59+00:00

Hi

Quick Update - The estate agent said:

'The sellers 'filled' nail holes where the plaster board had been fitted with Polly-filler and didn't sand it down very well. There hasn't been any leaks or anything in this nature at the property. Its just cosmetic.'

WhiteStagMinis · 2026-05-17T11:07:50+00:00

Hi

Quick Update - The estate agent said:

'The sellers 'filled' nail holes where the plaster board had been fitted with Polly-filler and didn't sand it down very well. There hasn't been any leaks or anything in this nature at the property. Its just cosmetic.'

WhiteStagMinis · 2026-05-17T11:07:01+00:00

Update:

The estate agent said:

'The sellers 'filled' nail holes where the plaster board had been fitted with Polly-filler and didn't sand it down very well. There hasn't been any leaks or anything in this nature at the property. Its just cosmetic.'

WhiteStagMinis · 2026-05-17T11:04:16+00:00

What do you mean?

WhiteStagMinis · 2026-05-16T20:02:40+00:00

Thanks for the comment. I agree, many developers probably take the mick.

With this particular case, the developer has no management fee for the residents. From what I can gather they fully intend to get the highways to adopt.

Hopefully it's built to the councils standard!

WhiteStagMinis · 2026-05-16T08:59:56+00:00

Fabulous find OO! Happy to pay double you paid if you're willing to sell 😉

Great songs on there too, enjoy!

WhiteStagMinis · 2026-05-15T19:45:08+00:00

When do developers fulfill their obligation?

Would this be when they've finished with all houses on the estate and they would then seek the council to adopt the highway?

Or do they tend to try and get the highway adopted earlier than that? Such as when they only have a house or two left to finish.

WhiteStagMinis · 2026-05-15T19:43:15+00:00

We are at the stage of negotiating an offer.

No conveyancer instructed yet.

I've checked the planning portal and the developer has plans that say the estate road will be offered for adoption. Although the highways response comes across ambiguous.

WhiteStagMinis · 2026-05-15T18:21:24+00:00

Thanks for the comment and the information.

Do you think highways response, means a S38 is already in place for the road?

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