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Buying - Management Company: Unexpected deed of Cov Fee plus charge fee??

brutal_deluxe · 2026-01-14 17:36:00

Hi All! I am in the late stages of buying and suddenly it transpires there is a management company involved, even though there was no mention in the original advert. As a result, it means I have been trapped into a deed of covenant and paying a deed of covenant fee and an extra charge fee amounting to £265.00 In my opinion…

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MEM62 Posts: 5,494 Forumite

16 January at 10:48AM

TheJP said:

In no way is the EA liable for these fees legally or as a gesture of good will. This is why you employ a conveyancer to do due diligence on the sale before you exchange contracts. The EA market the property, they wont be privy to all the information especially at this level.

Absolutely this.

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