Do I inform my solicitor I've had a survey?

youth_leader

Hello, sorry to ask but I haven't bought a house on my own before.  The surveyor has made a few references in the survey to items the solicitor might want to check, should I forward him the relevant paragraphs? 

dimbo61

Yes ASAP as they are acting for you and your lender.
Time is of the essence if you want everything completed before the stamp duty holiday ends

MaryNB

I sent my solicitor the full Homebuyer's survey. There was a standard request for it in the pack she sent me when I instructed her. 

All that happened was she asked was I concerned about the items marked in red and if I wanted to check anything with the seller or get any further surveys done. 

badger09

I also sent full Homebuyers survey to our solicitor. There were no issues and she hasn't commented on it.

Tiglet2

Where the survey mentions legal matters (Section I?), it is a good idea to forward this, though often certificates and warranties are usually requested as part of the general enquiries.  Other areas of the survey, such as the condition of the property, roof/electrics etc, are more for your information, which might involve further surveys/inspections and/or a re-negotiation of the price through the EA.  By all means send the entire survey to the solicitor, but they probably won't read anything other than the legal part, unless you particularly point out areas of concern.

Falafels

It might be useful to send it to the solicitor; I had some queries from my purchaser, via the estate agent, about various warranties and other issues which had arisen from the Homebuyer's Report. I'd already given that material to MY solicitor several weeks earlier, and it could have been settled easily if the legal peoples had been informed. As it was, I'd been away for a few days and unable to access emails - which made my purchaser panic when there was no response - and then the EA had to go through the rigmarole of contacting my solicitor to confirm she'd received them, then getting back to the purchaser and her solicitor ect yak and blah.

I think it's useful to keep everyone in the loop!

Hannimal

I sent mine to solicitor who replied that they had only looked at the page with notes for solicitor and that they would not advise me on any aspect of the survey. So it was worth sending it to them for their information i guess. 

youth_leader

Thank you all so much, I'll work out how to use the 'highlighter' and try to mark the relevant points and send it through.

verybigchris

Don't bother with the highlighter. Send them the whole thing and let them decide what's important: that's what you're paying them for.

Kyresa

They will look at the section for legal advisors.  Anything else that is structural or wear and tear is down to you to discuss with your surveyor.     If it's not to do with transferring the legal title of the land to you, it's not for the Solicitor.  

Slithery

Bear in mind that if your solicitor is working for your lender as well as is usual then they have an obligation to report back to them any findings in the survey which may affect their decision to lend.