Freeholder retrospective consent required

Dangerous_P

Hi

I'm into the later stages of a purchase of a flat.

The lease plans show two non loading bearing walls that have now been removed at some point. The seller has informed me that the walls did not exist when she brought the flat 6 years ago. My solicitor has stated that he can not sign off the certificate of title to the bank until the seller providers a retrospective consent from the freeholder.

I assume this is because he is bound to sign an accurate certificate and at the moment the lease is not accurate as it still shows the removed walls.

We have asked the the seller and her solicitor for this consent several times to no avail. In fact we still haven't got the replies to the freeholder enquires that were raised months ago.

Is it essential to have this freeholder consent in order to progress? Frankly the removal of these small partition walls are improvements but that besides the point I suppose.

Any views/advice would be appreciated.

Many thanks
Paul

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