House never registered with Land Registry
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Morning.
As above really. I know the process, but does anyone have any idea how long the process should take? The solicitor is just saying it will ‘take longer than normal’.
My previous dealings with Land Registry have been arduous to say the least. I can’t discuss with them as I am not the owner yet.
It’s been over a month already.
Thanks.
As above really. I know the process, but does anyone have any idea how long the process should take? The solicitor is just saying it will ‘take longer than normal’.
My previous dealings with Land Registry have been arduous to say the least. I can’t discuss with them as I am not the owner yet.
It’s been over a month already.
Thanks.
Vron said:
Morning.
As above really. I know the process, but does anyone have any idea how long the process should take? The solicitor is just saying it will ‘take longer than normal’.
My previous dealings with Land Registry have been arduous to say the least. I can’t discuss with them as I am not the owner yet.
It’s been over a month already.
Thanks.
4-5-6 months I’d guess, perhaps longer, depends on quality of information provided and answering their questions. As above really. I know the process, but does anyone have any idea how long the process should take? The solicitor is just saying it will ‘take longer than normal’.
My previous dealings with Land Registry have been arduous to say the least. I can’t discuss with them as I am not the owner yet.
It’s been over a month already.
Thanks.
Ours took about eight weeks when we bought our new home last year. That was an expedited application but required Ordnance Survey to visit and draw up an accurate boundary.
Would have been quicker, but the new boundary slightly conflicted with next door's boundary. LR wrote to them to advise and tell them they had three weeks to object. (They didn't object, they just let the three weeks expire).
Edit to add that we found LR to be quite helpful on the phone. They couldn't discuss certain things, but they gave us a good idea of timescales, told us about the OS survey, the application number, and a few other bits and bobs.
Would have been quicker, but the new boundary slightly conflicted with next door's boundary. LR wrote to them to advise and tell them they had three weeks to object. (They didn't object, they just let the three weeks expire).
Edit to add that we found LR to be quite helpful on the phone. They couldn't discuss certain things, but they gave us a good idea of timescales, told us about the OS survey, the application number, and a few other bits and bobs.
Edited by Turtle Shed on Saturday 18th May 09:31
If it's holding up a sale then LR will expedite it. Ordinarily the time spans are currently months or years!
On a small terrace we now have 3 separate LR titles! Once conveyancing got started it turned out that one was absolute title, one possessory and the remainder had no title at all. We insisted the possessory was upgraded to absolute and the unregistered part was registered. As the vendor had 30yrs of statements saying it was part of the property and LR notified the neighbours, as they had to redraw it, with no issues I had hoped they would give abslute title but they wouldn't, possessory title.
The time periods in theory start again now before we can ask for it to be upgraded but I might investigate this. It was a classic case of vendor unpreparedness!
LR turned their paperwork around in about 8 weeks iirc.
Also bear in mind that any indemnity policies will automatically preclude you from applying to LR to get it registered. You're not allowed to have people poking about which might end up with the real owner turning up out of the woodwork and you trying to claim.
On a small terrace we now have 3 separate LR titles! Once conveyancing got started it turned out that one was absolute title, one possessory and the remainder had no title at all. We insisted the possessory was upgraded to absolute and the unregistered part was registered. As the vendor had 30yrs of statements saying it was part of the property and LR notified the neighbours, as they had to redraw it, with no issues I had hoped they would give abslute title but they wouldn't, possessory title.
The time periods in theory start again now before we can ask for it to be upgraded but I might investigate this. It was a classic case of vendor unpreparedness!
LR turned their paperwork around in about 8 weeks iirc.
Also bear in mind that any indemnity policies will automatically preclude you from applying to LR to get it registered. You're not allowed to have people poking about which might end up with the real owner turning up out of the woodwork and you trying to claim.
A lot of LR staff are working from home part of the week. Our daughter works there.
At her base they have more staff than desks for them hence a rota system to match people/desks.
There has been recruitment so a priority has been given to new employees to be in the office to train.
Staff parking is limited, more so after recruitment.
I’ll ask her about timescales/backlog etc.
One thing to think of though is the quality of solicitors! Poorly filled paperwork, last minute sending of papers ( sudden realisation of not having done anything) repeated return of incorrect paperwork to name the more common ones.
When we inherited a property we had to go there for a face to face meeting with proof of ID etc. , made easier by her help to fill in forms but she couldn’t (obviously) do the verification.
At her base they have more staff than desks for them hence a rota system to match people/desks.
There has been recruitment so a priority has been given to new employees to be in the office to train.
Staff parking is limited, more so after recruitment.
I’ll ask her about timescales/backlog etc.
One thing to think of though is the quality of solicitors! Poorly filled paperwork, last minute sending of papers ( sudden realisation of not having done anything) repeated return of incorrect paperwork to name the more common ones.
When we inherited a property we had to go there for a face to face meeting with proof of ID etc. , made easier by her help to fill in forms but she couldn’t (obviously) do the verification.
Vron said:
It’s been over a month already.
Thanks.
Unless you are selling this really isn't an issue. And if you are selling they will expedite. As soon as the paper work is in it is defacto official, it just needs to work through the system. So there is no practical effect on the delays to you. First registration can take 18 months. So can some transfers of part. Thanks.
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