Solicitor Failed to Register All Titles Properly!

cloo

We had an issue in our last place with the previous lease extension not having been registered, but it was quickly sorted, I don't think updating registration will be difficult.

Coeus

Hi Richard Webster


Many thanks for your detailed response.


To answer in brief I did get the plans which showed two titles to be purchased and agreed this with the solicitor - one for the main building and one for the offsite garage.


I have a 'Final Report' from the solicitor confirming that two titles are to be bought. This may be a key document if I have to pursue them for losses (I really really don't want to have to go down this path - hopefully they can send off the documentation and get the title transferred).


After this point when the solicitor completed they seem to have not correctly registered both titles to myself - only registering the first title of the main building.




It is only on searching the land registry myself three years later that I realise that one title transfer was missing.


Hope this clarifies!




Thanks again,




Ben.

Land_Registry

Coeus - the title has to be transferred by way of a legal deed so if there is simply a final report, a contract or similar that will not be sufficient to now transfer the title. All helpful when trying to apportion responsibility for the failure but not enough to transfer title.

Richard refers to adv possession which is effectively doing away with the transfer and laying claim to the land/garage through continuous occupation/use for example. That has to be for far more than 3 years

Discovering a lease extension has not been registered can be remedied as there is a legal deed which can then be registered - see cloo's post

Ultimately if the application submitted at the time did not include a legal deed which transferred the title then I very much doubt anything can be remedied without either the sellers' completing the legal deed or you waiting until you can claim it.

If your solicitor has checked and is enquiring of us I imagine they are simply confirming that before looking at the other two options as mentioned.

Hope I'm wrong and there is some detail that you have not been made aware of as yet but it may be worth thinking about what details you have for tracing the still registered owners just in case that is the next step?

Richard_Webster

OK so Op's solicitor knew about both titles but forgot to put them both int he transfer (TR1). His fault.

Coeus

Hi all.

Finally got this all sorted.

Longest conveyancing ever!

Many thanks for your help all very useful :-)