Land Registry questions

austere

I saw here that the average completion time was 30 days for "DEV transfers of part". Is this still true? I completed on a new build in a development of 30+ plots in August and I'm still waiting.

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austere said:

I saw here that the average completion time was 30 days for "DEV transfers of part". Is this still true? I completed on a new build in a development of 30+ plots in August and I'm still waiting.

No - the data is out of date sadly as Covid impacted from April onwards. 

DEV transfers of part are taking longer, 6+ months on some cases so you shouldn’t 3xpect it any time soon. 

If you are ‘waiting’ then it’s all a question of bearing with us and waiting for the conveyancer to confirm once registered. If you completed and know it’s been submitted then your purchase is protected so the ‘wait’ is not something to be worried about 

mm1985

Hi not sure if this is something you can help with but do you know the current wait time for local searches to be returned in Coventry? 

Everybody in the chain is in the same city snd except for our buyers we have all received our search results and now the buyers results is the only thing we are waiting for before we can sign contracts and exchange. 

Do you know of any ways we can speed this up? As all other searches have returned 

saddergran

Just completed house purchase and checked up about stamp duty. There would be none to pay but as I have not sold my previous house I have to pay 3%.
A solicitor can complete a SDLT form on line immediately. HMRC cannot send me a form online, they have to post it to me, it may take up to 14 days! I then have to post it back and pay the tax within 14 days of the purchase date or pay a fine and interest.  How can HMRC insist on using snail mail instead of a download when it is almost guaranteed to cause a late payment and fine?
on top of this, to register the property a solicitor can do this online at a cost of £135 where joe public has to submit forms and pay £270. How can this be right?

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mm1985 said:

Hi not sure if this is something you can help with but do you know the current wait time for local searches to be returned in Coventry? 

Everybody in the chain is in the same city snd except for our buyers we have all received our search results and now the buyers results is the only thing we are waiting for before we can sign contracts and exchange. 

Do you know of any ways we can speed this up? As all other searches have returned 

You’d need to contact the relevant local authority as they complete local land searches 

Slithery

saddergran said:

Just completed house purchase and checked up about stamp duty. There would be none to pay but as I have not sold my previous house I have to pay 3%.
A solicitor can complete a SDLT form on line immediately. HMRC cannot send me a form online, they have to post it to me, it may take up to 14 days! I then have to post it back and pay the tax within 14 days of the purchase date or pay a fine and interest.  How can HMRC insist on using snail mail instead of a download when it is almost guaranteed to cause a late payment and fine?
on top of this, to register the property a solicitor can do this online at a cost of £135 where joe public has to submit forms and pay £270. How can this be right?

You'd need to ask HMRC. Your question has nothing to do with the Land Registry.

sjoh1271

Hi there - any update on how long it’s taking to register change of ownership of property. Purchase completed at the end on September but still not updated by Land registry. Thanks 

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sjoh1271 said:

Hi there - any update on how long it’s taking to register change of ownership of property. Purchase completed at the end on September but still not updated by Land registry. Thanks 

If it’s an update so a transfer of whole of an already registered title then 4/5 weeks. So if it is and still not done what’s your conveyancer said? 

If you completed at end of September they’ll most likely have lodged in October and they can check progress and identify any delays from there. 

sjoh1271

Land_Registry said:

sjoh1271 said:

Hi there - any update on how long it’s taking to register change of ownership of property. Purchase completed at the end on September but still not updated by Land registry. Thanks 

If it’s an update so a transfer of whole of an already registered title then 4/5 weeks. So if it is and still not done what’s your conveyancer said? 

If you completed at end of September they’ll most likely have lodged in October and they can check progress and identify any delays from there. 

They said they are still awaiting from land registry, a search on the database of the sale of our old property on the same day is also still not showing.

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sjoh1271 said:

Land_Registry said:

sjoh1271 said:

Hi there - any update on how long it’s taking to register change of ownership of property. Purchase completed at the end on September but still not updated by Land registry. Thanks 

If it’s an update so a transfer of whole of an already registered title then 4/5 weeks. So if it is and still not done what’s your conveyancer said? 

If you completed at end of September they’ll most likely have lodged in October and they can check progress and identify any delays from there. 

They said they are still awaiting from land registry, a search on the database of the sale of our old property on the same day is also still not showing.

Ok but waiting for what? When did they actually submit it? And are they saying that 10 weeks later nothing has happened? Is it the type I referred to or say a new build? 

Simply stating we are waiting can of course be factually correct but there will be a reason why, including a delay at our end