Discover the secrets to owning a listed building with ease! Our quick guide provides essential insights and must-know tips for navigating the unique responsibilities and joys of owning a listed property.
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Quick Guide to Owning A Listed Building (2).pdf
1. Historic England generally puts new proposals
before the Secretary of State for Culture, Media
and Sport in terms of listings. The Town and
Country Planning Act (1990) defines a building as
‘Any structure or erection, and any part of a
building, as so defined, meaning it provides a
greater range of man-made structures on the list.
How are Buildings
Listed?
Once they are accepted into the list, buildings are given
one of the following grades:
Grade I
These buildings are deemed of exceptional interest, one
of the rarest of the three groups. Specifically, about 2.5
percent of all listed buildings fall within this group.
Grade II
buildings are considered very important and of much
greater interest than those considered Grade II. Grade II*
make up about 5.5 percent of all listed buildings.
Listed Building Grades
Applying for a mortgage on a listed building
may require the lender to ask you to make
alterations before the funds are given. If this is
the case for you, you need to look for
professional advice before making any changes.
Those may include re-thatching, damp-
proofing, underpinning and more. Make sure
you do that before taking action.
How to Buy a Listed
Building
Quick Guide to Owning A
Listed Building
Only some people fully know what a listed building
means, so a brief explanation is in order. Listed
buildings are properties included in the National
Heritage List and considered ‘special architectural
or historic interest. There is a responsibility in
owning a listed building that goes beyond the usual,
including the upkeep of the interior and exterior
and the areas around it.
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