Persimmons !!!! up on land registry

panzer_pure

Hi

I bought a house from persimmons almost 2 years ago now. When i recieved my deeds i noticed on land registry that they have gave me my next door neighbours garage. Now i have recieved a letter from
Persimmons more or less holdong there hands up after i enquired about it saying that could i hand the land back to them so they can hand it back to next door, were do i stand with this?

davidmcn

Say you'll cooperate if they cover your legal costs. Then contact a solicitor. Whoever acted for you when you bought ought to have spotted it anyway.

n217970

Ask your neighbour for the keys to your garage?

Cakeguts

Do you also have your garage or is that on deeds belonging to someone else?

AdrianC

panzer_pure wrote: »

I bought a house from persimmons almost 2 years ago now. When i recieved my deeds i noticed on land registry that they have gave me my next door neighbours garage. Now i have recieved a letter from Persimmons more or less holdong there hands up after i enquired about it saying that could i hand the land back to them so they can hand it back to next door, were do i stand with this?

Persimmon will sort their error, at no charge to you. You will be back to where you would have been all along if the error had not been made.

<shrug>
Which is all anybody can do, really. You cannot ask for more.

As has been said, you should have noticed this originally when your solicitor should have asked you to verify the plot on the paperwork was what you expected it to be - remember, the solicitor never visits the site.

stator

Do you have a mortgage?
This will take time to sort out
You need a solicitor
Tell them you will want to pick your own solicitor but get an agreement in writing that they will pay his fees.

davidmcn

Although the OP may appear to have the upper hand (because they've got an extra garage), bear in mind that it's a title discrepancy from their point of view too, and they'll want to get it sorted out before a purchaser or lender requires them to.


Reference to their previous thread might have been useful too, looks like they've been aware of the problem for most of the time:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/69165356#Comment_69165356

panzer_pure

stator wrote: »

Do you have a mortgage?
This will take time to sort out
You need a solicitor
Tell them you will want to pick your own solicitor but get an agreement in writing that they will pay his fees.

Yes i have a mortgage,
As i dont get on with my next door neighbours, do i have to sign over this land ?

stator

You don't have to do anything yet. But when you come to sell your house it may cause you problems and delay things, so probably best to get it sorted. It may even cause problems if you wanted to remortgage and the valuation agent spotted the problem.

AdrianC

panzer_pure wrote: »

Yes i have a mortgage,
As i dont get on with my next door neighbours, do i have to sign over this land ?

Sorry, are you actually aiming to end up with his garage for free?

Or to end up with the problem resolved, and the correct garage assigned to the correct property?

panzer_pure

I know this is selfish but from my side i dont seem to have anything to lose, i have the land to the garage and they would be losing out to a mistake persimmons have made? If anything i would gain value?