I've gone sale agreed on a new house, a one off house on half acre site. The house has been built for 5 months but when the contracts were issued to my solicitor it was broken into two. The first was a contract for the purchase of the site and the second was a building agreement whereby I would state that I employed the builder to build the house for me. I'm purchasing from the builder.
I have some qualms about this, namely I didn't see the plans or planning permission so I have no idea if the house is built in compliance with them. Also I didn't contract the builder to build the house for me, it is preexisting so I don't understand the logic of signing a retrospective agreement. My solicitor is newly qualified and she is struggling with some of the stuff going on here so I'd really like to have someone with experience of the situation comment. Thanks.
I have some qualms about this, namely I didn't see the plans or planning permission so I have no idea if the house is built in compliance with them. Also I didn't contract the builder to build the house for me, it is preexisting so I don't understand the logic of signing a retrospective agreement. My solicitor is newly qualified and she is struggling with some of the stuff going on here so I'd really like to have someone with experience of the situation comment. Thanks.