Downtown Whitby detached homes for sale

Usually, subject to zoning setbacks and, for listed or designated properties, a heritage review of the exterior design. Additions at the rear are easiest to approve. Talk to the Town's planning and heritage staff early, and confirm whether the lot is inside the Werden's Plan district, which has its own guidelines.

Wet basements from stone or block foundations, remnants of knob-and-tube or aluminum wiring, galvanized plumbing, old clay sewer laterals and thin insulation. None are unusual and most have been fixed piecemeal over decades, so the inspection is about finding what was missed. Ask the seller for a list of upgrades with dates.

Most do, though many are single-width mutual driveways shared with a neighbour, and some rely on a rear laneway or on-street permit parking. Check the survey for easements, confirm winter parking rules, and if you need two cars, look at the postwar bungalows south of Dundas, which usually have wider lots.