Outside Toilet Used By Neighbour

[Ghozer 112]

Who is your neighbours landlord? or is it privately owned?

if she's renting, then the landlord has a legal requirement to install her a toilet, and relevant sanitation  options!

Document G of the Building Regulations 2010 states that Any dwelling (house or flat) should have at least one sanitary convenience [i.e. toilet] and associated hand washing facility.

And under the "Landlord and Tenant act" 
The landlord has to provide you with running water and sanitation facilities to use it. You need to have a working toilet and a shower or a bathroom. You need to have at least one sink where you can do dishes and wash up. These facilities can come in unconventional interior layout, but they must be present or your landlord breaks the law.

 

[Bargepole23 337]

2 hours ago, geared said:

 

Is there anything in the deeds that says you can't rip the toilet out??

It's not her toilet to rip out, it's her neighbours.

[geared 317]

1 hour ago, Bargepole23 said:

It's not her toilet to rip out, it's her neighbours.

I wasn't sure if it was the neighbours toilet, or a communal bog, or the OP's toilet that the neighbour had allowed access to.

[DerbyTup 10]

10 hours ago, geared said:

To be fair the estate agent could well have not know, clearly it's something the owner knew about and they might have kept that information to themselves.

 

Possibly yes.  But the solicitor/conveyancer, imo, should have checked this.

 

It always amazes me why folks go to "solicitors" for house conveyancing, when solicitors are doing all sorts of other things and are not specialised in house sale transactions, unlike conveyancers, and solicitors charge a hell of a lot more for something they are not as expert in as convveyancers. 

Edited April 26, 2020 by DerbyTup

[Jeffrey Shaw 90]

18 hours ago, DerbyTup said:

Possibly yes.  But the solicitor/conveyancer, imo, should have checked this.

 

The first real answer to OP.

 

Yes; it's nothing to do with the Estate Agent unless an outright lie was included in the advertised material.

But OP's  professional adviser- whether a solicitor** or a licensed conveyancer)- should have advised on:

a. exactly what OP was purchasing; and

b. what easements [no toilet jokes, please] exist either in favour of OP's property over the other or vice-versa.

 

** Derby Tup's supposed amazement is misconceived. A solicitor specialising in conveyancing should always have more familiarity with the often-complex law on easements than a licensed conveyancer would.