We are looking to purchase a block of land and build a house on it. The seller of the land has said that they will not build a retaining wall that is required due to the way the land is being cut and filled for our new lot (this construction is currently underway).
Relatives of mine in the building industry have commented and said that typically it is the responsibility of the seller to build and pay for the retaining wall, as they are the ones who have made the wall compulsory due to the levelled blocks.
The real estate agent has suggested that we will share the cost of the retaining wall with our neighbours. But this means we will need to share the cost of our retaining wall in our block, and that of our neighbour's block below us. They are also not fences, so are not covered under some of the more 'well-known' sharing cost rules etc.
We are wondering if the seller of the land (who are doing all the cutting and filling of the estate), is responsible for paying for the retaining wall that they are making necessary with the way the land is being cut/filled? Or if this is something that we will need to discuss with our neighbours when the time comes?
Any advice is greatly appreciated!
Relatives of mine in the building industry have commented and said that typically it is the responsibility of the seller to build and pay for the retaining wall, as they are the ones who have made the wall compulsory due to the levelled blocks.
The real estate agent has suggested that we will share the cost of the retaining wall with our neighbours. But this means we will need to share the cost of our retaining wall in our block, and that of our neighbour's block below us. They are also not fences, so are not covered under some of the more 'well-known' sharing cost rules etc.
We are wondering if the seller of the land (who are doing all the cutting and filling of the estate), is responsible for paying for the retaining wall that they are making necessary with the way the land is being cut/filled? Or if this is something that we will need to discuss with our neighbours when the time comes?
Any advice is greatly appreciated!