Land Registry - Title worded so it makes no sense

mrstinchcombe

When I bought my house, which was a leasehold house, there was so few years on the lease the vendor had to buy (at some expense apparently) the freehold before transferring the property (and the freehold) to me to close the sale.

There are therefore two entries on the land registry which I have pasted below. Does the below state I own this freehold? I believe the top one relates to the lease and the bottom to the freehold but I'm not sure.

I've obviously deleted the personal information and changed names, that land registry wording confuses me!

A: Property Register
This register describes the land and estate
comprised in the title. Except as mentioned below,
the title includes any legal easements granted by
the registered lease but is subject to any rights
that it reserves, so far as those easements and
rights exist and benefit or affect the registered
land.
CITY OF BRISTOL
1 (17.04.1986) The Leasehold land shown edged with red on the plan
of the above Title filed at the Registry and being 123 Sausage Street, Bristol (BS1 1NX).
2 The mines and minerals are excepted.
3 (17.04.1986) Short particulars of the lease(s) (or under-lease(s))
under which the land is held:
Date : 10 June 1960
Term : 99 years from 10 June 1960
Rent : £7.7s.0d
Parties : (1) Bristol City Council
(2) Mr Smith
(3) Mr Lewis
4 Unless otherwise mentioned the title includes any legal easements
granted by the registered lease(s) but is subject to any rights
that it reserves, so far as those easements and rights exist and
benefit or affect the registered land.
B: Proprietorship Register
This register specifies the class of title and
identifies the owner. It contains any entries that
affect the right of disposal.
Title absolute
1 (21.12.2009) PROPRIETOR: "My Name" of 123 Sausage Street, Bristol BS1 1NX.
2 (21.12.2009) The price stated to have been paid on 8 May 2009 for
the land in this title and in BLxxxxx was £115,000.
C: Charges Register
This register contains any charges and other matters
that affect the land.
1 The land is subject to the following rights reserved by a
Conveyance of the freehold estate of the land in this title and
other land dated 30 June 1948 made between (1) Ms Jennings
and others (2) Mr Jennings and (3) Bristol City
Council:-
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C: Charges Register continued
"Excepting and Reserving unto the respective Vendors and all
persons similarly entitled the right to the free passage of water
and soil through the drains sewers and watercourses in upon or
under the said premises thereby conveyed And also the right to
enter thereon for the purpose of laying or repairing the same
making good any damage thereby caused to the surface of the said
premises or any building thereon."
2 (21.12.2009) REGISTERED CHARGE dated 8 May 2009 affecting also
title BLxxxxx.
3 (21.12.2009) Proprietor: THE GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF
IRELAND (incorporated in Ireland)(UK Co. Regn. No. FC007248) of
Bristol & West Mortgages, P.O. Box 27, One Temple Quay, Bristol
BS99 7AX.
End of register
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A: Property Register
This register describes the land and estate
comprised in the title.
CITY OF BRISTOL
1 (02.02.1998) The Freehold land shown edged with red on the plan of
the above Title filed at the Registry and being 123 Sausage Street, Bristol BS1 1NX..
B: Proprietorship Register
This register specifies the class of title and
identifies the owner. It contains any entries that
affect the right of disposal.
Title absolute
1 (21.12.2009) PROPRIETOR: "My Name" of 123 Sausage Street, Bristol BS1 1NX.
2 (21.12.2009) The price stated to have been paid on 8 May 2009 for
the land in this title and in AVxxxx was £115,000.
C: Charges Register
This register contains any charges and other matters
that affect the land.
1 (02.02.1998) The land is subject to the following rights reserved
by a Conveyance thereof with other land dated 30 June 1948 made
between (1) Ms Jennings and others (Trustee Vendors) (2)
Mr Jennings (Owner Vendor) and (3) Bristol
Corporation (Corporation):-
"EXCEPTING AND RESERVING unto the respective Vendors and all
persons similarly entitled the right to the free passage of water
and soil through the drains sewers and watercourses in upon or
under the said premises hereby conveyed AND ALSO the right to
enter thereon for the purpose of laying or repairing the same
making good any damage thereby caused to the surface of the said
premises or any building thereon."
2 (02.02.1998) Lease dated 10 June 1960 to Mr Smith
for 99 years from 10 June 1960.
NOTE: Lessees title registered under AVxxxxx.
3 (21.12.2009) REGISTERED CHARGE dated 8 May 2009 affecting also
title AVxxxxxx.
4 (21.12.2009) Proprietor: THE GOVERNOR AND COMPANY OF THE BANK OF
IRELAND (incorporated in Ireland)(UK Co. Regn. No. FC007248) of
Bristol & West Mortgages, P.O. Box 27, One Temple Quay, Bristol
BS99 7AX.

Lots of peoples names, it all confuses me.

Thanks.

Doozergirl

A property with leases and freehold will have one title register for the freehold and one for every lease. SO there are two for your property - lease and freehold. You are named as the proprieter of both the freehold and the lease - it means it's all yours. The titles haven't been merged (it isn't necessary really) but you own the both of them.

The original names would be the first conveyance/lease between the builder and the first person to buy. All subsequent sales refer back to the terms of that agreement.

Put as simply as I could

mrstinchcombe

Thanks very much!