Restrictive covenant

[stevejjj]

Hello folks,

I am considering buying a freehold property to use for holiday letting (1 – 2 weeks per booking)

The property has the following restrictive covenant in the deeds

"Not to use the property for any other use other than a single private dwellinghouse nor cause a nuisance or annoyance to any adjoining owner or occupier not to erect any building on the property without the prior consent of the Vendor"

Does this mean I would be unable to rent it out as a holiday property?

What does "single private dwelling house" mean in non legal speak?

Who could enforce the covenant other than the neighbours?

What options I do I have to get the covenant removed? and is that a good idea?

Thanks in advance for your advice.

[Melboy]

Single private dwelling house means you cannot operate a business from that property.

Holiday letting could cause a possible problem from a noise point of view to neighbours.

Covenants are enforcable and I have just had first hand experience of that here where I live re- a 37 year old covenant that was enforced on a property owner who decided to move a fence to enclose a grass verge which went against the original builder's covenants of 'no enclosure'.

The neighbours complained and the complaint was upheld by the Council and land registry office and he was forced to remove it and re-instate it within 28days to it's original position.

Mel.

[J4L]

I'm gonna ask maybe a daft question here but do you mean leasehold or freehold?

"not to erect any building on the property without the prior consent of the Vendor"

Wouldn't a freeholder be the vendor anyway??

[stevejjj]

Thanks for the info.

I think vendor in this case means the seller at the time the covenant was put in.