property sale - legal obligations of estate agent or vendor's solicitor

fiachraX · 2019-11-15 13:04:00

In a property sale, if a flaw with the property (e.g. boundary dispute or breach of planning permission) is known to the estate agent and/or vendor's solicitor, is there any legal obligation for them to inform potential buyers?

15-11-2019 01:04PM

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In a property sale, if a flaw with the property (e.g. boundary dispute or breach of planning permission) is known to the estate agent and/or vendor's solicitor, is there any legal obligation for them to inform potential buyers?

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#2 15-11-2019 03:22PM

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Yes, the vendor's solicitor should disclose any such flaws in the draft contract for sale

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#3 15-11-2019 04:32PM

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Interesting - thanks nuac.
Would that be an outright legal requirement or more of a professional responsibility/code of practice type thing?

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