Architects Certs of Completion

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Hi Guys, I'm a newbie so I hope I'm in the right place. I'm selling a 3 bed Duplex. There is a 2 bed apartment underneath. The building consists of 7 duplexs and 7 apartments beneath in a terrace. The development consists of 5 buildings 3 of which are like mine i.e. own entrance with no non-residential areas within the buildingi.e stairwells/corridors/lobbies. The other 2 buildings consist of duplexs and apartments similar to mine but they are different in that they have some apartments that are accessed via a communal entrace/lobby etc.

The issue is that my buyers solicitor insists that MY duplex should come with certs in relation to "emergency lighting", "fire and smoke detection system" and " smoke and fire alarms" even though it is not attached to the 2 buildings as described above. My solicitor did not get these from the council as they were not in the file which leads me to believe they were not done as they were not needed. Am I way off the mark here? Does my duplex need those certs even though my building is not attached to those buildings that do. Is it a case that all properties in the development must have those certs. Any help would be hugely appreciated. The buyer has been advised not to proceed without the certs. Does her solicitor have it wrong? Does he need to see the layout of the development? Many Thanks
 
you might be able to get an architect/engineer come out to survey and certify at this late stage, but you will have to pay for it. If you want the sale to go through, you have little option, irrespective of what solicitor has the right or the wrong of it.
 
My solicitor already put this to the buyer's solicitor who refused it as an alternative solution. I suppose my key issue is whether my duplex actually requires documentation relating to communal areas within a building in that there are no such areas in my building. Thanks for the reply Ravima.
 
Are you using the same solicitor now to sell the property as you used when you bought it? If so, ask him why the buyer's solicitor is much better than him/her?
 
I don't understand why the buyers solicitor will not accept architects certificate if now commissioned? Could the buyer simply be looking for a way out of the purchase?

Not taking the cert as suggested by myself is simething like, "well, I don't likt architect A, I want a report from architect B, and then only if he is wearing a white shirt with a red tie, matching boxers and well polished leather soled, not rubber, shoes"
 

+1 Sounds like its a 'looking for a way out' ploy to me
 
mrblues said:
+1 Sounds like its a 'looking for a way out' ploy to me
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I kept pushing that scenario to the back of my mind, in denial I suppose. Thanks for the cold light of day third party perspectives, much appeciated. And now for that sinking feeling......ah well.
 
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