Hi all We are currently planning to buy a 5 bed chalet bungalow which we have since found out had the loft converted back in 1992 to include 2 bedrooms and a shower room. Our solicitor has asked if they had planning and building regs done at the time but the vendor solicitors were not very forthcoming. It is now been 3 weeks since the initial enquiry to find out they didn't and the vendors solicitor advised that as the loft conversion was 20 years old planning and building regs would not be enforced. Our solicitor has said otherwise and that there could be a small risk that the building regs could still be enforced. The problem I have is the property needs a lot of updating including cavity wall insulation, knocking a wall down and installing a wood burner and a few other things that I know are going to involve planning and building regs and I am a little concerned that if they do a site visit once the initial application went in they would spot this and bring it up. Also our solicitor advised that an indemnity would be rendered void once they come in. I am little annoyed by the vendors solicitor as I feel she has led us up the garden path and thought we would go ahead with the purchase and we are being pressured in completing by the 18th December . Does anyone have any experience of this or if anyone can advise? Any help would be be much appreciated