Buying a house with unconsented & unlicenced gas, plumbing, electric...
We're looking at buying a rural property in Whangarei District. Five years ago the owner did a DIY garage-to-Airbnb conversion, entirely unconsented. Kitchen, bathroom, new internal wall. What's really bugging us is they have zero paperwork for any of it--including gas fitting on a califont!
The old garage door is still there, just gibbed on the inside, suggesting water tightness issues. There's a new sliding door too and now we're questioning everything. We're getting a building inspection done next week but seriously wondering is it worth the trouble? Are we walking into a money pit?
To cap it all, vendors are feeling for 15-30% over CV which is bonkers. Gas leak affecting their judgement perhaps. Anyone have insights or experience on the matter? Thanks in advance.