I bought a house in 2003, with existing extension from 1988,but It was never signed off by building

I bought a house in 1988, with a small kitchen extension. The conveyancer had the plans in the conveyancing pack and said it was all in order. I have had some other work done and there are faults with the extension build. It did have planning permission granted, but it was never signed off by the building control. Where do I stand in terms of getting it fixed? Is my conveyancer at fault for not checking?

I bought a house in 2003, with existing extension from 1988,but It was never signed off by building control.?concert venue

Sounds like the seller may have incorrectly answered the question about building control consent in the legal enquiry into the property made by the purchasing solicitor. The seller may have confused Planning Authority and building control consent.

Ask your solicitor about these enquiries made to the seller at offer stage.

I wonder if the problems are relating to regulations which have been superseded?

Building Control can issue a "letter of comfort" which acknowledges that the build is compliant with the regulations. Check fee for this with Building Control.

You need to have the build assessed against regulations current in 1988 since regulations have changed enormously since that time and it would not comply if assessed against current regs.

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I bought a house in 2003, with existing extension from 1988,but It was never signed off by building

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