Category: Restrictive Covenant Breach
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Selling a House with a Restrictive Covenant Breach: Should You Contact the Developer?
You have found a buyer. The conveyancing is moving forward. Then the buyer’s solicitor asks for consent for a conservatory or extension built years ago. You have the building regulations paperwork. Nobody has complained. But the title contains a restrictive covenant requiring separate approval, and you cannot find evidence that it was obtained. If a…
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A Restrictive Covenant Breach Is Holding Up My Sale. Why Wasn’t It a Problem When I Bought?
You bought your home, obtained a mortgage and completed the purchase. Years later, the buyer’s solicitor identifies a restrictive covenant breach. Your sale is now waiting for evidence of consent, an indemnity policy or another solution. The extension, conservatory or other alteration may have been there when you bought. So why is it becoming a…