Requesting title deeds for my house

MothballsWallet

Hi,

I need to request a copy of the property deeds for my house as part of the application to bring my wife back home (see my signature below).

I've been in touch with the Land Registry (LR), but I'm still confused as to which form I need to use: the first person who answered said OC1, but when I asked for confirmation, the second person said OC2.

I do have the documents that my solicitor gave me upon completion of buying the house (different solicitor to the immigration advisor), which has the searches and another large document (I'm posting this from work, so don't have it to hand at the moment) which I think is from the LR and contains information about the house.

If anyone else has been through this (or a similar) requirement and could advise, it'd be much appreciated

Land_Registry

MothballsWallet - apologies if you got confusing information form us.

People refer to 'deeds' as meaning a variety of things but if the property is registered in England & Wales then essentially you require a copy of the register and title pland and any deeds/documents referred to on the register 'filed' or similar.

Form OC1 would enable you to apply for a copy of the register and title plan only
Form OC2 is used to obtain a copy of the 'filed' deeds (if any).

NB - whilst you can view/download the register and title plan online these are simply for information purposes and are not usually acceptable for official use.

If you have the copy of the register that will at least confirm if there are any other documents/deeds referred to as well.

Whilst the papers from when you bought the property will assist in identifying the title number (our reference) I suspect that the authorities will want a more recent copy but again others familiar with the immigration process will be able to assist.

In my experience the authorities simply need confirmation as to ownership of the property and as such it is the register (and perhaps the title plan) alone that they require an official copy of. It may be worth confirming this with the relevant authorities before applying and paying for additional paperwork which may not be required.

The costs involved are official copy of the register (£7), title plan (£7) and copy deeds/documents referred to as filed (£11)

MothballsWallet

Thanks for your reply and sorry for the delay in my response.

Since the authority in question is the UK Borders Agency, and they've already proven themselves to say different things to different people, I'm not going to write to them for clarification - it wouldn't make a blind bit of difference.

Also, which office do I need to send the forms to as your website says the office in Wales, but you've got an office in Coventry, which is where I live?

Land_Registry

Wales would be the correct one to use as guided on the website our Citizen Centre is based there with the remit of dealing with all such applications from members of the public (citizens)

MothballsWallet

Just an update - no problem, I sent off the OC1 form and cheque, and receive the official copies approximately a week later.

My solicitor says the title register and plan should be sufficient, so I don't need anything else just yet.