Twenty-two checks across title, tenure, restrictions, access, charges, searches, and auction conditions. Get a clear verdict before you bid.
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The legal pack is the seller's answer to "what are you actually selling me?". The auction house collects the documents — most are produced by the seller's solicitor. By bidding at auction you are accepting the contents of the pack, so any nasty surprise after the gavel falls is yours.
The official copy of the title register and title plan are the most important. They tell you who legally owns the garage, the title number, the title class, and exactly where the boundary sits. The title plan is where access disputes start.
If leasehold, the pack should include the lease itself plus any deeds of variation. The unexpired term, ground rent provisions, and service charges all flow from this.
Local authority, water and drainage, environmental, and sometimes chancel repair. Garages on flood plains, near former industrial sites, or in conservation areas can have surprises that only show up here.
Always read these last and slowly. Auction houses use them to bolt on buyer obligations — paying the seller's legal fees, contributing to search costs, taking on insurance from contract date. Each of these is a real cost.
This reviewer is general guidance for orientation. It does not replace a solicitor reading the legal pack. For any deal you cannot fully resolve here, get specific legal advice before bidding.