Chapter 6 Residential transaction case study

Pre-contract searches and enquiries

Our clients:
1. Shilpa Jennings - sale of 19 Minster Yard Blakey
2. Shilpa Jennings and Daniel Rodriguez - purchase of 9 Castle Hill Blakey

We act for Shilpa Jennings ('Shilpa') who is selling 19 Minster Yard Blakey for ?100,000 and Shilpa and Daniel Rodriguez ('Daniel') who are buying 9 Castle Hill Blakey for ?200,000. The following search results have been obtained for the property being purchased:

1. Land charges search
2. Drainage and water search result
3. Local Authority Search which includes:

• Official certificate of search
• Schedule to official certificate of search
• Replies to standard enquiries of the local authority

We will need to consider these results and decide if there are any entries in the searches where we need to obtain further details. See the review of the pre-contract search results for details of any further information or additional searches which may be required.