Monday, April 09, 2007
Revisit of house in Ploubalay
Original photo
Went to have another look at the first house in Ploubalay. I wanted to see if access from both sides was possible in preparation for making it into two separate house for later resale. Basically split the longere into two parts and divide the land down the middle. To do this I must ensure that there will two electric/water meters and separate septic tanks. This involves extra costs for the standing charges and tank installation but would be necessary to sell as two separate houses.
The garden extends about 80 meters to the front of the house and need to check if there is an option of selling the bottom of the garden as a building plot. It looks OK, as the land slopes away a little and it shouldn't spoil the view. The road is less of a problem and with some good hedging it would be fine.
Proposed new layout
I took a new photo to mock up in photoshop any possible renovations to take to the planning office tomorrow to see if in principle the changes would be accepted.
I have loads of questions to ask the planning office (DDE) about whether an architect would be needed for planning. The rule is that if the habitable space is over 170 square meters then an architect is required to draw up the plans. Even if you extend to over 170 the rule still applies, so you can't do half then half later to avoid using an architect. However, maybe if the plot was split beforehand, then it's two separate houses. Can I do this. Is it worth it to avoid architects fees (2000 euro?) Trouble is then I have a maison secondaire and capital gains tax lasts for up to 15 years on a sliding scale. Primary residence is only two years. However what some people do is move into one, after two years sell, move into the other, after two years sell again. Taking this option does mean I could live in one and rent the other out for two years.
I'll have to find out from the planning office.
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Revisit of house in Ploubalay
