Problem Property
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The Road Is There. The Pipes Work. But Do the Legal Rights Exist?
The driveway has been used for decades. Water reaches the taps and waste leaves through the drains. That practical reality can make a missing easement look like a technical defect. It is not. A property may depend every day on land, pipes or cables it has no clearly enforceable legal right to use. The problem…
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The Lease Had 77 Years Left. The Warning Never Came.
A buyer completed with 77 years remaining on the lease without receiving meaningful lease extension advice. A Legal Ombudsman decision shows why recording the term is not enough.