The sale is moving. The paperwork isn't

Selling a House

It usually surfaces the same way: the buyer's solicitor asks for a completion certificate, and nobody has one. An extension from years ago, a converted loft, a knocked-through kitchen. Work finished long since, but never signed off by the council.

We keep the transaction breathing

This is exactly the situation we exist for. We deal with the local authority's building standards department on your behalf, while keeping your solicitor informed so the transaction doesn't stall.

• A completion certificate was never obtained for work done on the property, recently or decades ago.
• A building warrant was granted but lapsed before the final sign-off happened.
• There was never a warrant at all, and the work now needs to be regularised retrospectively.
• Sign-off exists for some of the work but the buyer's solicitor has found gaps.

The first steps, in order

A straight assessment

You tell us what the solicitor has asked for. We tell you what it will take to produce it, honestly, including whether it is quick or not.

We check the council's file

What warrants exist, what was signed off, what is missing. This is often where good news hides: sometimes less is missing than the solicitor fears.

The right application, fast

Completion certificate, late submission or retrospective regularisation, prepared properly first time so the council has no reason to bounce it.

Everyone kept in the loop

Your solicitor gets what they need to keep the buyer's side calm while the council does its work. Nothing ever waits on us.