Building-safety questions can emerge years after a flat was purchased. Understanding whether the problem concerns valuation, remediation costs or missing documents is the first step towards resolving it.

Using a TSB mortgage? Check whether your solicitor can act for TSB, why the correct office matters and what to do if the firm is not approved.

A missing planning document does not necessarily prove that development was unauthorised. If the issue emerges years after a purchase, the relevant question may be what the mortgage lender required on the original completion date