"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:45:33 GMT, "Cicero"
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:22:54 GMT, "Cicero"
wrote:


"MM" wrote in message
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Should I get a survey done on brand-new house?

MM

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Quite apart from the structure of the house you should also find out if
there are any legal technicalities such as covenants, shared access,
rights
of way etc. Things like this can cause big problems if you don't know
about
them until somebody parks their car in your front garden!

Cic.



True, but AIUI, that is part and parcel of the solicitor's search
work....


.andy

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Yes, I agree, but a solicitor might see such things as so routine that he
might not bring them to the attention of the buyer. It's worth asking to
be
on the safe side.

Cic.

Of course, but I wonder whether a surveyor would be reasonably
expected to know about or investigate such things - I didn't think it
was their area....

I'm pretty sure its not - and I would be really ****ed off with a solicitor
who, having paid them the rather large amount of money they charge for
conveyancing and searches and the likes, decided not to tell me important
things that were thrown up by the searches.