Land registry plan - blue bits?

daisiegg

We got the land registry plan through from our solicitor, asking us to sign and return to confirm that the red line around the property indicates the land we are expecting to own.

The red line is fine - but what has confused me is that some of the property is coloured in red, and some (including the living room, part of the garden and a third of the driveway) is coloured in blue.

I called the solicitor to ask what this meant and he said "oh don't worry, it's just something technical to do with the deeds, we'll talk through it when we talk through the deeds, but it's really nothing to worry about. It probably shouldn't have been left on so as not to confuse you" and he assured me that all I need to look at is whether or not the line around the boundary of the property is correct.

I have googled to no avail - does anyone know what this blue could mean? There is no key or accompanying notes with the plan. I know the solicitor has said it's nothing to worry about but I'd like to know what it means before I sign...

USM

I'm sure someone who knows for sure will answer this but from a quick Google, blue bits seem to refer to pieces of land which were originally part of the plot when the houses were built but may fall inside or outside the actual red boundary line in reality.

Has the house been extended in any way which might explain why your living room is blue?

daisiegg

USM wrote: »

I'm sure someone who knows for sure will answer this but from a quick Google, blue bits seem to refer to pieces of land which were originally part of the plot when the houses were built but may fall inside or outside the actual red boundary line in reality.

Has the house been extended in any way which might explain why your living room is blue?

Nope, never been extended! The vendors have also had the property from new (it's 15 years old) so I don't htink there have been any changes in the plot since they bought it.

G_M

You need to see the Title documents which will refer to the blue area and decribe its relevance. Either
1) wait for your solicitor to explain or
2) ask your solicitor to send the Title or
3) download it yourself for £4 from the Land Registry

Richard_Webster

I called the solicitor to ask what this meant and he said "oh don't worry, it's just something technical to do with the deeds, we'll talk through it when we talk through the deeds, but it's really nothing to worry about. It probably shouldn't have been left on so as not to confuse you" and he assured me that all I need to look at is whether or not the line around the boundary of the property is correct.

I would have given an almost identical answer!

The most likely answer is that the property straddles the boundary of two pieces of land included in conveyances of larger areas years ago and the "blue" area is subject to some covenants or rights in one of those conveyances that don't apply to the rest of the title.

Very often these are little significance nowadays so it was fair enough for the solicitor to say

we'll talk through it when we talk through the deeds, but it's really nothing to worry about. It probably shouldn't have been left on so as not to confuse you

- and it would have been easier for the colouring to be ignored - I have myself told my secretary not to reproduce this extra colouring on a copy plan sent to clients for fear of having to deal with precisely this kind of query!

pete1968_2

Blue tinting on a title plan can generally indicate a subjective right of way, however, from what you describe it is probably the extent of part of the land which was comprised in a previous conveyance or other deed. I don't know what the coloured red would be, but its likely to be a pink tinting which again is most probably another part of the property which was comprised in a previous conveyance or other deed.

The register of title will confirm what it relates to so ask your solicitor for a copy of it. If its bugging you too much and you can't wait then download a copy of the register off the land registry web site for £4.

Jeffrey_Shaw

Blue edging almost always refers to leases. Look at the registered title's Schedule of Leases re what each blue-edged bit means.