Land Registry questions

specialhat

Hi Land Registry.
The sale of my flat is being held up as the Deed of Variation scanned in by the Land Registry is too pale and doesn't not clearly show the coloured areas. (Personally I think you can see them but my buyer's solicitor thinks otherwise). The deed was issued in 2016. Are you likely to hold a clearer copy?

peterade

Land_Registry wrote: »

Have a read of our online guidance as to what is required if you are transferring to someone other than the beneficiary

If you are seeking to vary the will to make your children the beneficiaries then you can follow this alternative online guidance[/QUOT


I know I have to fill the AP1 & submit the ID1 form but do I have to fill the AS1 form as well if transferring property to my sons?



Thanks

Land_Registry

specialhat wrote: »

Hi Land Registry.
The sale of my flat is being held up as the Deed of Variation scanned in by the Land Registry is too pale and doesn't not clearly show the coloured areas. (Personally I think you can see them but my buyer's solicitor thinks otherwise). The deed was issued in 2016. Are you likely to hold a clearer copy?

I'm afraid not. Whilst we note such variations and file a copy the landlord and tenant are responsible for holding the original/copy as appropriate.
If they won;t accept it then you'll need to discuss options with your conveyancer

Land_Registry

peterade wrote: »

Land_Registry wrote: »

Have a read of our online guidance as to what is required if you are transferring to someone other than the beneficiary

If you are seeking to vary the will to make your children the beneficiaries then you can follow this alternative online guidance[/QUOT

I know I have to fill the AP1 & submit the ID1 form but do I have to fill the AS1 form as well if transferring property to my sons?

Thanks

Form AP1 is an application form
Form ID1 is used to verify a person;s identity
Form AS1 is a legal deed used for example by an executor to transfer the ownership of a deceased's property to the beneficiaries
So if the property is owned by the deceased, your are their executor and your sons are the beneficiaries then yes forms AP1, AS1 and ID1 for the two sons would be needed
If they are not actual beneficiaries then you still need AP1 and ID1 but it would be a form TR1 needed to transfer

davemorton

My partner wants to sell me their half of the property we jointly own (commercial property) . As I understand it, they would have to fill in a TR1, and AP1, but would we both also have to get an ID1 completed with it being our names on the deeds? (No mortgage involved).

Also, how long does the process usually take?

Many thanks

JJA80

JJA80. I’m pleased to tell you that another house in the sheltered housing complex I wanted to live in became available in July. Although I couldn’t exchange by the time my buyer’s buyer wanted to complete on my buyer’s house, 23rd August, I decided to risk selling my house to my patient buyers, put my contents into storage and move in with my son until I could exchange and complete on the new purchase. This was finally achieved on 30th November and I’m now happily settled in.

specialhat

Land_Registry wrote: »

I'm afraid not. Whilst we note such variations and file a copy the landlord and tenant are responsible for holding the original/copy as appropriate.
If they won;t accept it then you'll need to discuss options with your conveyancer

Thanks. We have found a copy.

If the Land Registry has accepted a plan, is it fair to say that they think the plan is of an acceptable quality?

I am having issues with my buyer's solicitor who thinks your version isn't clear enough, when it was fine for my own solicitor, freeholder and mortgage lender.

Angel239

When a person takes over a Freehold and registers with the Land Registry what proof of ID do they need to give to say they purchased the freehold? Does the previous freeholder need to send info to the Land Registry to say that they have sold the freehold? I would like to know if procedures have change since 1997.

Land_Registry

davemorton wrote: »

My partner wants to sell me their half of the property we jointly own (commercial property) . As I understand it, they would have to fill in a TR1, and AP1, but would we both also have to get an ID1 completed with it being our names on the deeds? (No mortgage involved).

Also, how long does the process usually take?

Many thanks

Yes re both IDs. Average timescale re wait from receipt to being considered is 2 weeks.
We also make a series of wider checks and these can take up to 3 weeks to complete.
So you are looking at a 5-6 week timescale on average

Land_Registry

specialhat wrote: »

Thanks. We have found a copy.

If the Land Registry has accepted a plan, is it fair to say that they think the plan is of an acceptable quality?

I am having issues with my buyer's solicitor who thinks your version isn't clear enough, when it was fine for my own solicitor, freeholder and mortgage lender.

If we accepted a plan then it must have satisfied our requirements at the time. I suspect that if it’s faded over time then it was a paper plan which then aged. It’s been scanned several years later so it’s the ageing/fading that’s created the uncertainty for the solicitor

So very much up to them now re acceptance and how they view the risk. The fact we accepted it way back when in its original quality is probably irrelevant now in the context they are rejecting it