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Originally Posted by LeRich;
My brother in law has been caught out with this. He bought a house 2 years ago with a non-compliant septic tank system. His solicitor missed this during the conveyance so he has recently had to spend £7k on a new system. Under the rules, the vendor should have sold the house with a compliant system, or given a discount equivalent to 100% of the cost of a new system.
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Surely there is a claim against the solicitor here somewhere? Otherwise, what is the point of paying high fees for conveyancing expertise?