Chapter 4 Multiple Choice Questions

. You are instructed on behalf of Paul Smith a purchaser of a large leasehold shop unit in the centre of the main shopping area of Brighton, overlooking the south coast side of town. The lease has at least 12 years unexpired. Which of the following pre-contract searches would you not complete?

Environmental search

Coal mining search

Water and drainage search

Local authority search

. You act for Paulene Greene, the proposed purchaser of a residential property in Brentwood in Essex. Your local authority search result states that Brentwood Council has paid an improvement grant for the benefit and improvement of the subject property. What should you do about this entry?

Check to see if other grants are available in respect of this or other property in the locality.

Check to see if it is repayable and if so whether this liability might accrue to your client.

Advise the client about this benefit for the property before moving to exchange of contracts.

Ignore it, because it is for the benefit of the property being purchased.

. If a property owner has obtained a full planning consent for a development of their property it will automatically mean that building regulations will be covered by the consent.
Is this statement true or false?

True

False

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