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It might be possible to have it inspected by building reg's and have it certified retrospectively? Although how they do that with everything been plastered over and hidden I don't know. Might be worth trying to get any engineering dwg's and calcs too.
As far as I understand it, indemnity insurance only covers you if the council decides to come after you, of which the probability is slim to none. It won't cover you if for whatever reason you find out the house is not up to scratch and needs work.
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Hi all, I wonder if I can trouble the wise minds here for some advice regarding building control sign off certificates (or lack of) for a loft conversion and rear extension. It's now 3 months since our offer was accepted on a place and it appears that the completion certificates for the works do not exist. The loft was done under permitted development in 2016, and the extension had planning approval in 2011. Obviously the alarm bells are ringing but how much of a deal-breaker should this be? I know we can get indemnity insurance but I don't think this helps in the event of the work not having been done properly. Has anyone been through a similar situation?