geraldthehamster wrote:
On 15 Aug, 23:36, Dave wrote:

Isn't it time we stopped the tail from wagging the dog?

Absolutely. It's a load of old rubbish. If a buyer wants your house,
is he going to refuse to buy it because you don't have a piuece of
paper for a window? I suppose some buyers are stupid enough to listen
to crap from the legal executive doing their conveyancing, but I can't
see most caring. JFDI.

Regards
Richard

I am keeping my FENSA cert safe.

Lack of evidence of building reg consent etc. etc may not put off buyers
but their conveyancers may also be working for their mortgage supplier
who may be a great deal more picky.
Conveyancers seem to be looking at more and more ways to cover their
backs and/or get extra commission from selling insurance/warranties.

Chancery searches and indemnities.

Cases where LA planning and building regs are all OK but the original
developer of the site required their permission for any changes. I had
to pay for one indemnity and one vendor who sold to me had to get
retrospective permission from that estate's original developer.

Sub leases which purport to give more benefits than the head lease.

It seems that every time I move some bright conveyancer picks up
something nobody has asked for in the previous sales.