Land Registry questions

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JaneBH wrote: »

Many thanks for your help! I have checked our titles, including the original transfer from the builder to the first owners. Our title is clearly defined in the registry and there is an 8 ft wall separating us from our neighbours that was built by the original builders. The original title does indeed mention the title reference number, which is the subject of their letter, as having being transferred to the first owners of our property from the builders 30 years ago. what's confusing is why this map search they have shows a sliver of it left over in the name of the builder! Is it possible that it's a mistake on the map and if so how do we correct it?

Mistakes can happen so if you believe that the title plan and indexing (on MapSearch) do not match then you can use our online contact form to submit the specific details and we can take a look

JJA80

JJA80. Many thanks for your reply. As my solicitor is not allowed to contact Highways would it be in order for me to contact them or would that be counter productive?
Many thanks for your continued support, you’ve been a lifeline throughout this complicated application.

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JJA80 wrote: »

JJA80. Many thanks for your reply. As my solicitor is not allowed to contact Highways would it be in order for me to contact them or would that be counter productive?
Many thanks for your continued support, you’ve been a lifeline throughout this complicated application.

There is nothing to prevent you from making contact but I imagine that, like many large organisations, they have a process to follow re the order in which they deal with/handle enquiries/correspondence

I'd rely on your solicitor's advice here as to whether you should contact them direct. Not much help I know but it invariably comes down to who you deal with and how they are able to approach such matters and whilst I can offer some guidance as to how we at HMLR might deal with it I would have no direct experience of the workings of the Council for example

aeg85

Hello,

It's me again, I was just wondering if you could update me on the progress of the expedited application for 7 Ellesmere, DH4 6DZ. We were told that the application to expedite was successful and would be sorted within 10 working days. Today is day 9, I understand that it could be sorted today/tomorrow but I would really like an update as to whether this will happen, it's pretty urgent from our side. Thanks in advance.

littlerock

Need to find out freeholder who owns block of flats where I am thinking of buying a leasehold flat. I looked up the flat on LR site and it reported that it was leasehold flat and could request ownership information, but there did not seem to be anywhere to request freeholder information. The example supplied was not much use as it showed looking up owners of a freehold property. How would I find out freeholder of the block?

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aeg85 wrote: »

Hello,

It's me again, I was just wondering if you could update me on the progress of the expedited application for 7 Ellesmere, DH4 6DZ. We were told that the application to expedite was successful and would be sorted within 10 working days. Today is day 9, I understand that it could be sorted today/tomorrow but I would really like an update as to whether this will happen, it's pretty urgent from our side. Thanks in advance.

We wrote to the solicitors on the 11th and await their reply.

I note that you are also contacting us via one of our online blogs. Whilst I understand the urgency if you could stick to one channel of enquiry it saves duplication at our end and would be very much appreciated - hope that is ok

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littlerock wrote: »

Need to find out freeholder who owns block of flats where I am thinking of buying a leasehold flat. I looked up the flat on LR site and it reported that it was leasehold flat and could request ownership information, but there did not seem to be anywhere to request freeholder information. The example supplied was not much use as it showed looking up owners of a freehold property. How would I find out freeholder of the block?

If there was only the leasehold tenure available and that register does not state that the landlord's title is registered, you can generally assume we have no record of the freehold register

You would then look at the lease itself to see who granted it and work from that detail to try and identify the landlord

aeg85

Land_Registry wrote: »

We wrote to the solicitors on the 11th and await their reply.

I note that you are also contacting us via one of our online blogs. Whilst I understand the urgency if you could stick to one channel of enquiry it saves duplication at our end and would be very much appreciated - hope that is ok

Of course, I apologise, I am just keen to get this sorted as soon as possible. Thanks for the update, I am going to chase my solicitor now.

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aeg85 wrote: »

Of course, I apologise, I am just keen to get this sorted as soon as possible. Thanks for the update, I am going to chase my solicitor now.

No need to apologise - just wanted to flag as your enquiries may be dealt with at differing times and you then get slightly different responses. Fraught with danger at times as just leads to more Qs, doubt and potential stress.

andygb

I wonder if anyone from the Land Registry, could please tell me why a property purchased in 2012 (freehold) would not appear on a LR search.
Thanks.