We are selling our house, which had a small extention built 8 years ago. It didn't require PP but the BC guy came aorund regularly, inspected the foundations and work during etc. and appeared at the end.
No certificate was issued at the time, it wasn't discussed as a requirement to have one.
The solicitors have now asked for a completion certificate, we said we don't have one, they said they contacted the council and it needs the final inspection(8 years later!) and that the council has an inspection fee of £352 odd left to pay(8 years later?).
It's a bit of a mess with a neighbour project managing, long disappeared builders, and an architect who drew the plans having had a huge house flood some years back! Not that that sems to matter as apparently the council don't issue a physical certificate unless you request and buy one.
My suspicion is that if the council have outstanding fees(allegedly) then they carried out the inspection and the certificate should have been granted. My wife would never have left a bill unpaid, it simply isn't her way.
I've had a quick google, and it seems that indemnity insurance is the other option, but you mustn't contact the council for it to be valid! Technically we haven't..... the solicitor did!
How long back do you have to go to be required to show completion certificates?
How can I find out if the certificate exists already, is there any method of searching on an address(ours)
If they did inspect and just didn't complete the certificate, can we make them do it if we pay the outstanding bill?
Does us not actually contacting the council ,ean we could still obtain indemnity insurance?
Many thanks in advance.
No certificate was issued at the time, it wasn't discussed as a requirement to have one.
The solicitors have now asked for a completion certificate, we said we don't have one, they said they contacted the council and it needs the final inspection(8 years later!) and that the council has an inspection fee of £352 odd left to pay(8 years later?).
It's a bit of a mess with a neighbour project managing, long disappeared builders, and an architect who drew the plans having had a huge house flood some years back! Not that that sems to matter as apparently the council don't issue a physical certificate unless you request and buy one.
My suspicion is that if the council have outstanding fees(allegedly) then they carried out the inspection and the certificate should have been granted. My wife would never have left a bill unpaid, it simply isn't her way.
I've had a quick google, and it seems that indemnity insurance is the other option, but you mustn't contact the council for it to be valid! Technically we haven't..... the solicitor did!
How long back do you have to go to be required to show completion certificates?
How can I find out if the certificate exists already, is there any method of searching on an address(ours)
If they did inspect and just didn't complete the certificate, can we make them do it if we pay the outstanding bill?
Does us not actually contacting the council ,ean we could still obtain indemnity insurance?
Many thanks in advance.