checking to see if a house is council owned or not

[mikecotterill]

ive got a job coming up, its occured to me is there a way of checking if its a council house or not? without sounding rude it looks like it could be. i could see the situation of someone wanting the tree removing, the council not doing it as its not DDD, and the tennant having it done himself!!

any advice much appreciated

[Mozza]

Id ask who ever lived there

[mikecotterill]

haha, to be honest id thought of that, but me not being the most tactful, id probably come across being a bit rude!

[gibbon]

haha, to be honest id thought of that, but me not being the most tactful, id probably come across being a bit rude!

 

You just need in you t and c that the tree the clients wants work on is their own.

[ecolojim]

query it with the land registry? or with the council themselves

[White Noise]

Ask if they want double glazing fitting and they will say we are Council . Hey Presto

[Graham]

If it's not TPOd or subject to planning restrictions then if the property is council owned the tenant can do what they want. A TPO check should confirm.

[John Barleycorn]

It might be owned by a Housing Association

[Andy Collins]

According to my tenancy handbook, all trees are under the ownership and responsibility of the Council, permission must be sought before cutting or removing them, and a suitably qualified and insured contractor must be used.

[mikecotterill]

cheers guys, unfortunately ive only just thought about it, and its too late to ring the council as i wanted to do it at the weekend, but found a website called mouseprice, while ill not take it for gospel it suggests its not council homes.