Hi mf1 - so to answer your question:
Was it accidental?
- I don't know, solicitor is not responding, but answering the questions below it doesn't look like that.
Did the solicitor read it?
- Same as above, but the solicitor himself have request the developer to provide the pyrite report - the report has been provided with a negative results, saying in plain English that the house is affected.
Should they have?
- I assume so if he has requested it. One of the conditions to draw the mortgage is to get a valid insurance, pyrite affected house doesn't have a valid cover therefore it's not possible to mortgage the house. If there a duty in this case to inform the client / bank about the result?
Was it overlooked?
Was it passed on to the purchaser?
- No
Was it given to the purchaser's surveyor?
Only to the solicitor.
Is it the case that the house is pyrite affected and the purchaser is trying to finger the solicitor?
- Taking into consideration all above - yes, any reason why taking into account duty of care (especially after requesting the report) and not informing about it's outcome the purchaser / bank would not fall into solicitors duty of care?