Replies to requisitions and certification of search results
Conveyancing
05/03/2021
The Conveyancing Committee confirms that replies to requisitions on title are given by a vendor鈥檚 solicitor 鈥渇or and on behalf of the vendor鈥 鈥 as is set out in the signature block at the end of the standard requisitions, and also in the explanatory memorandum to the 2019 Requisitions on Title (available in the 鈥Precedents鈥 section of the website).
There is, therefore, no necessity for:
- Replies to the effect of 鈥榯hevendor says yes鈥, or
- the use of special conditions in contracts for sale stating that replies to requisitions are those of the vendor and no liability shall attach to the vendor鈥檚 solicitors in relation to replies given.
It is not acceptable conveyancing practice to provide replies to requisitions on title or certification of searches on a 鈥榳ithout prejudice鈥 basis.