How likely that Land Registry has a typo?

fc123

My brother is selling a part of his garden to his neighbor.

He originally bought this larger piece of garden from another neighbour in 2000 and is now selling off a part of it for 25k

Price agreed, no problems.... but he downloaded the LR form for his transaction and found another from April this year which is 2 doors down.

This piece of garden 15' x 15' has a price recorded of £315,000.

There is no way this piece of garden is 'worth' that amount (there is no right of way / access etc needed as there is no where to build another house and we were wondering if it could be a typo (as £ + 3 share the same key).

He lives elsewhere and has asked me to pop up there and have a look....maybe knock on the door of the owner.....but I worry that this would be a bit nosy.

I can't believe it's a typo as surely someone would have noticed.........or is there gold under the gardens and he is 'under selling his bit?

harrys_dad

Maybe it is £3150.00?

fc123

harrys_dad wrote: »

Maybe it is £3150.00?

...you know what? That sounds about right.
Thanks for responding.

It doesn't affect his sale in any way but I may just pop a note through their door with a copy of it as they should know ....well I would want to know if it had happened to me.

stator

Maybe it's some complex money laundering scam

Most likely sounds like a typo, I'm sure they use human beings at the land registry too

DRP

I would knock on the door and explain the situation. I imagine the owner would be interested in rectifying if it is actually a typo.

Davesnave

:wave: Hello

The Land Registry people are human, just like the people who typed-up our agricultural tie and left out three vital words, normally present. If they hadn't done so, we couldn't have purchased.

Maybe no one informed them, because it makes the place more saleable/valuable.

Mind you, they are dozy round here. I've seen an agricultural tie where they forgot to type the words "in agriculture." :rotfl:

Land_Registry

Hello

We enter the price paid ( or value) of a piece of land from the information provided by the applicants though occasionally errors may be made inputting the data. If you think there is a mistake please email us vis the GOV.uk website under the heading 'Reporting Price Paid Error' on the page https://www.gov.uk/about-the-price- or you could apply for a copy of the application form.

fc123

Land_Registry_representative wrote: »

Hello

We enter the price paid ( or value) of a piece of land from the information provided by the applicants though occasionally errors may be made inputting the data. If you think there is a mistake please email us vis the GOV.uk website under the heading 'Reporting Price Paid Error' on the page https://www.gov.uk/about-the-price- or you could apply for a copy of the application form.

Thanks LRR...I will do that.




I decided not to pop up there just in case bruv has accidentally rumbled a bit of ML.


House opposite my Dad sold for a million more than any comparable house anywhere in the area. He looked up the LR price and couldn't work it out.


He had already kept an eye so see who moved in...and no one ever did...and still haven't and this was 4 years ago. House is sat empty.
He did find out the sale was connected to a local church who bought it.

Davesnave wrote: »

:wave: Hello

The Land Registry people are human, just like the people who typed-up our agricultural tie and left out three vital words, normally present. If they hadn't done so, we couldn't have purchased.

Maybe no one informed them, because it makes the place more saleable/valuable.

Mind you, they are dozy round here. I've seen an agricultural tie where they forgot to type the words "in agriculture." :rotfl:

Hi DS...hope you are well.


Typo seems to be the no 1 option and No 2 is a bit of money washing.

fc123

Land_Registry_representative wrote: »

Hello

We enter the price paid ( or value) of a piece of land from the information provided by the applicants though occasionally errors may be made inputting the data. If you think there is a mistake please email us vis the GOV.uk website under the heading 'Reporting Price Paid Error' on the page https://www.gov.uk/about-the-price- or you could apply for a copy of the application form.

The link takes me to page error....is this the page? https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/land-registry


do I use the 'support' email address?

Davesnave

fc123 wrote: »

Hi DS...hope you are well.

Hi, and you too.

Well as can be expected, having bought ridiculously high maintenance property for an OAP! Currently climbing all over it, but the good news is that we get all the roof back next week.

D x