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A big part of the conveyancing process is the conveyancing searches. This section tells you all about them. What they are, how and when to order them and how to interpret the results. Each search has its own guide and you'll see they are separated into Standard (should be done in every case), Regional (area specific) and Optional (not essential but often useful tools for the would be purchaser). All buyers should beware that when you buy a property, the law assumes that you have seen the information that would have been revealed by searches whether or not you have actually carried them out, so you buy the property subject to the results.
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I sold some land and the buyer is claiming more than I was selling.
The plan I obtained from land registry was the first time I saw it. Apparently the first map submitted was not accepted (it had been altered, defaced and scribbled on) As I have discovered from the buyers solicitor the buyer had a new map (the plan) made up, this is the plan registered with land registry. His solicitor has said that she had tried to contact my solicitor twice but received no reply so she submitted the plan that her client had produced.
My solicitor is dead.
The sale was in October 2018.
I had not seen the plan until I paid land registry for it.
The land registry have told me they accepted it in good faith from the buyers solicitor.
Any body got any idea as the police refuse to investigate the matter and say it's a boundary dispute.
I sold him 47 acres he is now claiming over 50 and has removed all of the boundary fencing.
Solicitors want £2,000 just to look at the paper work and I used the £250,000 to pay of the mortgage. So I'm a pensioner on pension credit and broke after a stroke.
Please help me
The buyer's lawyer should not alter the plan without agreement from both parties. If your lawyer was not able to respond, they should have contacted you to request consent. I would suggest you initially email [email protected] to report the potential breach of the SRA Code of Conduct. It could simply be that they were rectifying an obvious error which might be defensible conduct but it will be up to the SRA to decide. Alternatively, you might wish to see if they will rectify the situation now that they are in contact with you, perhaps by the buyer transferring part of the land back to you. If you did want to pursue an action in court for fraud I would recommend engaging a professional solicitor to act for you because fraud is a complex area of law and can be costly to pursue.
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