planning permission for neighbouring properties

[Nicola]

Does anyone know whether a lawyer has legal responsibility to highlight any planning permission at a neighbouring property during the purchase process of a house in Croatia? ie we have moved in this week and found our neighbour is building a house next to us - not a problem in fact but should I have been told?

[alsdoubles]

Nicola said:

Does anyone know whether a lawyer has legal responsibility to highlight any planning permission at a neighbouring property during the purchase process of a house in Croatia?

Our solictor had the documents for about...60 minutes maybe.. and got paid a fair few quid for his trouble. Similar to UK charges for handling an entire UK sale (Mind you, yhey also usually cock it up.) What our 'agent' and I use that term loosely, told him. Well I very much doubt there was anything of general worth or legality in his preparation. I think he just read the pages and got paid. The actual transaction took place, to my great horror, down the bank!
Looking around the country I noticed everyone builds within a 'farts' distance of everyone else. Like it or lump it. One meter, one and half meters...Who knows what the laws are. Houses are built...ridiculously. With some strange laws about 'overlooking windows.' Which appears to be ignored, most of the time. Of course there is always the option of making an incident of these things. Like a 'sit in' on the proposed building line. I wonder what would happen. And there is a local planning office, for 'plots.' Which I believe is manned responsibly.
For an example, I guy close to me drains all of his sewage down a hole in the earth, and, so far, no-one has done anything about it for FIFTEEN YEARS. Locals, have done nothing! Protect YOUR interests. FIGHT for your rights. It's the only way. But it can be rough. A Croatian lady down the road from me got threatened with death when she planned to put a roof on her property. And the guy who did the threatening was found to own over one hundred illegal loaded firearms! Croatia! It's possibly not as peaceful as we think. But still, fight for your rights, whatever the consequences! That's what I'd do. Shout loudly. I can handle Croatia, I think. Whatever it throws at me. I like the place. As an 'outisider' you may be expected to lay down and get run over. Time and time again. Which is okay for a while. BUT, after a while this gets tiresome, you've gotta stand up. Whoever you are. And whatever the consequences are. I do realise this comment appears excessive but, that's the way interpret my experience. Can't relay it any other way.

[Grandpa Bill]

Alsdoubles said:

Our solictor had the documents for about...60 minutes maybe.. and got paid a fair few quid for his trouble. Similar to UK charges for handling an entire UK sale (Mind you, yhey also usually thingy it up.) What our 'agent' and I use that term loosely, told him. Well I very much doubt there was anything of general worth or legality in his preparation. I think he just read the pages and got paid. The actual transaction took place, to my great horror, down the bank!
Looking around the country I noticed everyone builds within a 'farts' distance of everyone else. Like it or lump it. One meter, one and half meters...Who knows what the laws are. Houses are built...ridiculously. With some strange laws about 'overlooking windows.' Which appears to be ignored, most of the time. Of course there is always the option of making an incident of these things. Like a 'sit in' on the proposed building line. I wonder what would happen. And there is a local planning office, for 'plots.' Which I believe is manned responsibly.
For an example, I guy close to me drains all of his sewage down a hole in the earth, and, so far, no-one has done anything about it for FIFTEEN YEARS. Locals, have done nothing! Protect YOUR interests. FIGHT for your rights. It's the only way. But it can be rough. A Croatian lady down the road from me got threatened with death when she planned to put a roof on her property. And the guy who did the threatening was found to own over one hundred illegal loaded firearms! Croatia! It's possibly not as peaceful as we think. But still, fight for your rights, whatever the consequences! That's what I'd do. Shout loudly. I can handle Croatia, I think. Whatever it throws at me. I like the place. As an 'outisider' you may be expected to lay down and get run over. Time and time again. Which is okay for a while. BUT, after a while this gets tiresome, you've gotta stand up. Whoever you are. And whatever the consequences are. I do realise this comment appears excessive but, that's the way interpret my experience. Can't relay it any other way.

Very true Alsdoubles! Everyone thinks Croatia is beautiful and peaceful, but the fact is when you lived there for many years you will see it has many flaws. There are a lot of corruptions, your neighbour are alway watching you, you get threats if someone don't like what you do, everyone does things illegally especially in constructions.

Yes, you do have to stand up for yourself or you'll be pushed and get stepped over! And yes you have to be careful because you don't know what people think and will do to you.