I would appreciate some help.
I purchased and moved into a "detached" new build six months ago and recently fitted a hatch in the ceiling of my adjoining garage to get access to the sizeable loft space there. I soon realised that there is no partition wall between my garage loft and the neighbour’s garage loft (unusually, their garage is attached to our property, but the rest of their house is not).
I spoke to the developers and they basically said: "The loft is not designed to be accessed. The ceiling is fireproof, so we are not failing any regulations. You shouldn’t have put a hatch in; it will need to be removed and plastered over".
Is this true or should they have finished the wall in the roof space?
I guess they are probably right, but I feel angry about it because they are basically preventing me from using a large part of my house, which I need for storage. Thanks.