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Building Regulation Consent - house built in 2007
soulvacation
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Hi,
We are (hopefully) close to exchange on a property we are buying (first time buyers) and the last outstanding issue seems to be that the seller's solicitor hasn't sent our solicitor a copy of the Building Regulation Consent. Our solicitor says the Local Search states that the consent has been given, we just don't have a copy. The house was built in 2007 and certainly does not look to have had any structural alterations/extensions since then - it looks the same as other new builds in the area.
My question is whether this is something we definitely should not exchange without? If the solicitors are unable to produce a copy, is it possible to get another copy (from the council?) ourselves and how long is this likely to take?
Thanks in advance for advice,
Sarah
We are (hopefully) close to exchange on a property we are buying (first time buyers) and the last outstanding issue seems to be that the seller's solicitor hasn't sent our solicitor a copy of the Building Regulation Consent. Our solicitor says the Local Search states that the consent has been given, we just don't have a copy. The house was built in 2007 and certainly does not look to have had any structural alterations/extensions since then - it looks the same as other new builds in the area.
My question is whether this is something we definitely should not exchange without? If the solicitors are unable to produce a copy, is it possible to get another copy (from the council?) ourselves and how long is this likely to take?
Thanks in advance for advice,
Sarah
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Does it not have a NHBC certificate?0
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Anyone can get a copy from the council. The sellers ought to (to save you whatever the fee is), but if I were in a hurry then I'd take a view on it (your solicitor might not, wearing their lender's solicitor hat). How long it takes depends on how understaffed the council's admin team are.0
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soulvacation wrote: »Yes - it does - and we have a copy of that.
Thats probably all you will get then. Normally on a new build NHBC sign off the Building Regs Compliance and inform the Council. There would not usually be a separate certificate from the Council.0
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