Land Registry questions

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Rosie1980 said:

Hi LR, my Mum is sending some forms to LR and needs to send the fee. She doesn't have a cheque book, can I write the cheque for her or does it have to be in the name of the applicant? Thank you. 

You can pay the fee for her 

GDB2222

Hi again.

You kindly advised me to use form OC2 to get a copy of a charge noted on the file (as opposed to a registered charge). I sent the form off, and I got a response by post a week later. However, what I was sent was a copy of the form AN1 submitted by the solicitors, nothing else. 

The form states "The applicant applies to enter an agreed notice protecting the following interest: An equitable charge dated [...] and made between [Mr A] and [the owner of the property]."

Ideally, I'd like a copy of that charge, although I'm not sure it was ever sent to the Land Registry. However, the AN1 states "the consent of the registered proprietor of the estate affected by the interest accompanies this application."

I'd  like to see a copy of that consent, if possible. Is that just another OC2 form and another £7, or should I phone them up/email? 

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GDB2222 said:

Hi again.
You kindly advised me to use form OC2 to get a copy of a charge noted on the file (as opposed to a registered charge). I sent the form off, and I got a response by post a week later. However, what I was sent was a copy of the form AN1 submitted by the solicitors, nothing else. 
The form states "The applicant applies to enter an agreed notice protecting the following interest: An equitable charge dated [...] and made between [Mr A] and [the owner of the property]."
Ideally, I'd like a copy of that charge, although I'm not sure it was ever sent to the Land Registry. However, the AN1 states "the consent of the registered proprietor of the estate affected by the interest accompanies this application."
I'd  like to see a copy of that consent, if possible. Is that just another OC2 form and another £7, or should I phone them up/email? 

An Agreed Notice (AN1) is one way of protecting such an interest and can also be referred to as a noted charge - you/I won’t have known which at the time, sorry.
Most AN1 applications include the form and a copy of the document creating the interest. However if the registered owner’s consent is lodged then they don’t have to provide the document itself. 

As you state if you now want a copy of the consent then it’s another £7 and a second form OC2. The fee would still have been payable even if we’d known that both AN1 and Consent were lodged/available 

ryan1553

Hi LR,

We are basically in a position to do a simultaneous exchange and complete tomorrow, except we are just waiting on the OS2 priority search to come back... How long do these priority searches usually take? The OS2 was applied for 13 May and still not heard back. My solicitor has chased.

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ryan1553 said:

Hi LR,
We are basically in a position to do a simultaneous exchange and complete tomorrow, except we are just waiting on the OS2 priority search to come back... How long do these priority searches usually take? The OS2 was applied for 13 May and still not heard back. My solicitor has chased.

2 or 3 days so something is awry 

[Deleted User]

Hi LR,
In 2015 my solicitor (now retired) updated my title deeds to make me sole proprietor but did not subsequently remove a restriction as follows: "RESTRICTION: No disposition by a sole proprietor of the registered estate (except a trust corporation) under which capital money arises is to be registered unless authorised by an order of the court".
I am now remortgaging the property and the case manager has advised that this needs to be corrected (removed) before that can proceed.  Is it possible to combine the removal of this restriction and the remortgage updates in one request to the Land Registry? Or is there any other way to shorten the process time here, as the remortgage is in order to release equity for a new property purchase, so I am concerned about impacting that completion date.
Thanks,

Pompo

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[Deleted User] said:

Hi LR,
In 2015 my solicitor (now retired) updated my title deeds to make me sole proprietor but did not subsequently remove a restriction as follows: "RESTRICTION: No disposition by a sole proprietor of the registered estate (except a trust corporation) under which capital money arises is to be registered unless authorised by an order of the court".
I am now remortgaging the property and the case manager has advised that this needs to be corrected (removed) before that can proceed.  Is it possible to combine the removal of this restriction and the remortgage updates in one request to the Land Registry? Or is there any other way to shorten the process time here, as the remortgage is in order to release equity for a new property purchase, so I am concerned about impacting that completion date.
Thanks,

Pompo

You can do it at the same time but I doubt if you will be able to as in my experience the lender won’t allow it for the reasons already offered up. 

If they do then great. If not then lodge the RX3 and supporting evidence and then submit a request to expedite to give it the best chance of being done ASAP, namely within 2 weeks if all in order 

Reece24

Land_Registry said:

Reece24 said:

I knew a forum may not be the best bet, the vendor's solicitor is due to chase today and update us. 
Thank you for the info regarding the time scales and process however.

No problem = just make sure they provide the title number/case reference and confirm it’s been expedited.
If they do that then you are in the best possible place but will have to bear with the registration process. We will action each stage ASAP but the time between each stage is not always within our control so some patience will be required 

If you were to reject an original application for the unregistered land (I don't know the reason why, the sellers solicitors haven't said why yet but they are amending and re-submitting it) would it then be a case of waiting a further 2 weeks before you considered a new application or since its already been brought to your attention would it possibly be a bit quicker, hoping this is the case. Thanks.

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Reece24 said:

Land_Registry said:

Reece24 said:

I knew a forum may not be the best bet, the vendor's solicitor is due to chase today and update us. 
Thank you for the info regarding the time scales and process however.

No problem = just make sure they provide the title number/case reference and confirm it’s been expedited.
If they do that then you are in the best possible place but will have to bear with the registration process. We will action each stage ASAP but the time between each stage is not always within our control so some patience will be required 

If you were to reject an original application for the unregistered land (I don't know the reason why, the sellers solicitors haven't said why yet but they are amending and re-submitting it) would it then be a case of waiting a further 2 weeks before you considered a new application or since its already been brought to your attention would it possibly be a bit quicker, hoping this is the case. Thanks.

The clock starts ticking again so all about lodgement and expediting again. Most expedites are considered within 2 weeks anyway

sad2k

Hi Land Registry,

My solicitor has just submitted a deed of variation to LR for registration - what are the expected timescales currently? Likewise, if we were to find a buyer and my solicitor was to submit a request to expedite on the grounds that it holds a transaction, what would these timelines be reduced to?

Many thanks