What is a Section 33

cjhami

Hi,

I am just going through purchasing a property, but my solicitor is still waiting for one outstanding query from the sellers solicitors which is:

"We currently await, section 33 agreements as per the Local Search or written confirmation from the Local Authority that they no are no longer in effect together with a response from RMG in respect of our enquiry relating to the assessment risk carried out."

Does anybody know what this is?

Thanks

george4064

https://www.mygov.scot/ending-a-tenancy-as-a-landlord/short-assured-tenancies/

Probably your solicitor/seller's solicitor seeking assurance that the current tenants in the property you are buying will be vacant by the time you come to completion.

davidmcn

george4064 wrote: »

https://www.mygov.scot/ending-a-tenancy-as-a-landlord/short-assured-tenancies/

Probably your solicitor/seller's solicitor seeking assurance that the current tenants in the property you are buying will be vacant by the time you come to completion.

No, that wouldn't make any sense from a Scottish point of view (and we don't usually call them "local searches")

More likely to be section 33 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982:

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/30/section/33

but really I would be contacting your solicitor and asking them why the hell they thought you'd know which "section 33" they were talking about.