Home Due Diligence
A utility easement can affect where a buyer may build
Before planning an extension, fence or pool, find out whether a utility easement crosses the property and what the recorded agreement allows.
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Buying Property
An escrow holdback for unfinished home repairs needs a written finish line
An escrow holdback may address unfinished repairs, but the lender, written scope, inspection and release conditions must agree before closing.
Buying Property
In England and Wales, a party wall notice is not a boundary survey
Planning work on adjoining property in England or Wales? Separate party wall procedures from boundary questions, planning permission and building regulations.
Buying a Home
Buying a home with a septic system: ask for the records beneath the lawn
A tidy lawn cannot establish the condition of a septic system. Learn which records and inspection questions belong in a homebuyer’s review.
Property Due Diligence
Airport noise at a home address: what an annual average cannot tell you
Airport noise maps describe exposure over time. Pair them with questions about individual flights, routes and the rooms you would actually use.
Apartment Buying
Buying a flat with communal heating: trace the bill back to the building
Viewing an apartment with shared heating? Ask who supplies the heat, how charges are allocated and which documents explain the building’s costs.