er ... a long shot but restrictive covenenants on a house anyone??

[Slambang]

Any bright sparks up on property law care to enlighten me?

We want to build an extensions and have a covenenant on our house (over 50 years old) saying we can't build an extension without the original architect's permission. The original vendor still apparently exists as a ltd company. Do we have to try to track down this (very likely non existent) architect through the vendor company? What risks do we run if we build without tracing them?

My parents got a restrictive covenant removed on their house that was redundant. Not sure the proces sbut your solicitor should advise. It is quite common to get them removed apparently.

info from Land Registry on restrictive covenants. In theory, you do need to agree with architect, but you might be able to get agreement to release covenant.
Methinks it is something that a good solicitor would sort out for you.

We have just built an extension with one of these on our house. When we bought the house our solicitor at the time said that after building an extension you can buy something called an indemnity insurance? Hope I am right, as it is built now!

Wow - this is why I love MN. Instant helpful answers. THank you all for answering. So it looks like a)going the legal route and getting it removed or b) buying the insurance.

Thanks