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thescullster

On 12/10/2017 10:16, wrote:
On Thursday, 12 October 2017 09:09:13 UTC+1, thescullster wrote:
I remember a friend of mine successfully sueing (suing?) a solicitor for
failing to carry out Part 2.
Does this terminology still exist in the conveyancing process, or has it
or the process itself been superseded?

I think the terminology has been superseded, it's still considered prudent to do a second LR search immediately before exchange/completion just in case anything's changed since the searches earlier in the conveyancing process, especially if it's been protracted.

Owain

My recollection was that the Part 2 search went into the more obscure
detail. My friend's property was discovered to have a footpath running
across the land (when he came to sell), an issue that wasn't picked up
on the Part 1 search carried out by the solicitor when he purchased the
property.

Phil