Purchasing some land

cheqmate06

Hello

I have agreed to purchase a piece of land at the rear of my property in NI (nominal fee of £500). The land is not registered as it was owned for quite a while by the same lady but it is on the map within land registry clearly marked inculding boundaries. I am unsure if she has/need deeds to transfer the property into my name but am wondering whether i can complete the transfer to myself instead of employing a sols (registry of deeds to land registry). I have checked and there are no charging land attached to the land ref. What else should i be doing/looking out for?

Thanks

ValHaller

Just employ a solicitor. Unless you know what you are doing DIY carries certain risks.

Guest101

It's NI, so take with a pinch of salt.

If there are no charges on the land, you can do it yourself, and the land registry can provide you with the forms.

I would ask a solicitor to draw up a contract of sale however, a nominal fee of £100, to safeguard it.

G_M

Guest101 wrote: »

It's NI, so take with a pinch of salt.

If there are no charges on the land, you can do it yourself, and the land registry can provide you with the forms.

I would ask a solicitor to draw up a contract of sale however, a nominal fee of £100, to safeguard it.

My advicewould be the precise opposite:

The contract is the easy part! At least in England (I can't comment on NI). Standard form, as as long as you don't c*ck up the price, or the address (copy of Land Reg as you say it is identified there: "Land at rear of xxxx?") you can't go wrong.

The tricky bit is confirming good Title, since it is unregistered.

cheqmate06

I am waiting for her to come back to me as there may be some deeds which should make the transfer easier.

"Its NI so i would take this with a pinch of salt" Unsure as to what this means???