Restrictive covenant solicitors are experts in the specific sector of property law that deals with restrictive covenants.
A restrictive covenant is a specific legal ruling that might restrict, limit, prohibit, or prevent how a property is used.
They are binding conditions which are built into property deeds or via a contract when the property is sold to determine what the homeowner can and cannot do in certain circumstances.
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What Is A Restrictive Covenant?
A restrictive covenant can mean a lot of things for a homeowner.
For example, some of the most common examples of the usage of a restrictive covenant are:
- To prevent businesses or trades operating on the land (not allowing the property to be used as a commercial premises)
- To prevent buildings from being built on a section of land
- To prevent owners from making certain alterations or additions to a property such as building an extension, changing the original use of the property or converting a house into apartments, for example
Many new build housing developments may include restrictive covenants as part of the sale agreements, which is why it’s always worth seeking expert legal advice from a conveyancing solicitor to explore all options and see whether any restrictive covenants might affect you further down the line.
The reason housing
developers and propertymanagement companies include restrictive covenants in a property sale is that may they own or manage properties nearby or on the estate and certain changes could negatively affect the appearance and appeal of the neighbourhood.
Now, we all know that any significant changes you make would be subject to planning permission and are unlikely to have a detrimental impact on the estate, nearby houses, or the neighbourhood, but they do have a legitimate vested interest in ensuring people don’t have that opportunity.
It could be minor things such as preventing satellite dishes from being fitted to the property or CCTV cameras from being installed or it could be things which have a bigger impact such as not being able to build on certain land. That could prevent you from building a summer house, extending the property or making changes to the land if you wanted to later on, so it’s worth considering what your options are.
Should I Buy A Property With Restrictive Covenants?
Yes, no, maybe. It really depends on what the restrictive covenants are, whether they might affect you and whether you like the property enough to look past them.
If the restrictive covenant says you can’t keep any livestock on the property and you have no interest in doing so, then it’s probably not going to have an impact. It could impact you when you sell the property, but that might be a problem later in life.
Solicitors for restrictive covenants have seen it all. Whatever the situation is with your potential property purchase or with a restrictive covenant on a property you already own, they’ve probably seen it or a similar situation before.
Just because it’s in place now doesn’t mean that there’s no chance you can ever get past it but it does mean that it might take some time to overcome.
It all depends on what you value in a property and how much a restrictive covenant might impact your enjoyment, usage, and plans for it.
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