Land Registry questions

Nellie15

Thank you 👍

Nellie15

Hi sorry another question. If the transferees are signing section 12 , the execution of a TR1 , does this also need a witness to sign or just the transferor? 

Thanks 

Land_Registry

Nellie15 said:

Hi sorry another question. If the transferees are signing section 12 , the execution of a TR1 , does this also need a witness to sign or just the transferor? 

Thanks 

Not sure I understand the Q but read our online guidance on how to complete panel 12 correctly 
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/registered-titles-whole-transfer-tr1/guidance-completing-form-tr1-for-the-transfer-of-registered-property

flashcash

Hi @Land_Registry,

I bought a house in Sep 21 so nearly 6 months ago.
When I asked my solicitor why I hadn't had confirmation of title change they said there are long delays at the Land Registry.
The house we moved from has been transferred and looking at posts here you are saying 3-4 months so I think they have either not applied correctly or forgot.
Please could you see if the transfer has been requested and what the possible delay could be.

Title number: SH39116
Last known - HM Land Registry reference: 226B3P0

Thanks in advance
Chris

Land_Registry

flashcash said:

Hi @Land_Registry,

I bought a house in Sep 21 so nearly 6 months ago.
When I asked my solicitor why I hadn't had confirmation of title change they said there are long delays at the Land Registry.
The house we moved from has been transferred and looking at posts here you are saying 3-4 months so I think they have either not applied correctly or forgot.
Please could you see if the transfer has been requested and what the possible delay could be.

Title number: SH39116
Last known - HM Land Registry reference: 226B3P0

Thanks in advance
Chris

The application was submitted 25th Oct and completed 2nd March 
The reference you’ve quoted relates to a more recent priority search so assume the conveyancers are aware 

The_Little_Bee

Hi @Land_Registry
I'd appreciate your input.
When we bought our new build house 5 years ago we discovered there was on error with the boundary on the title deed. Part of our garden is theoretically owned by the neighbour. The developers refused to help, but our neighbour was quite happy to sign ownership over to us. They didn't realise they owned the patch of garden and would have to go through our gate and through our garden to access it. Our solicitor at the time of purchase was supposed to resolve this. In 2017 we were led to believe this had been completed and we phoned the land registry and were told an update had been made. Foolishly we assumed this was the resolution and didn't get an updated copy of the plan.

We are now attempting to move house and have discovered that our solicitor didn't get the boundary issue amended. Our neighbours are still happy to release the land and we are currently waiting for their mortgage company to agree this. However we are in danger of losing our purchase, our mortgage offer will expire soon, and our buyer is incurring additional expenses, so we need this sorted ASAP. We have the TP1 ready to send off and we are waiting for the DS3 to come back from the mortgage company. How quickly can the land registry sort this? Is there anything we can do to speed it up? Is there anything else we need to do?

Any advice would be gratefully received, it seems to be taking forever and we are getting desperate.

Slithery

The_Little_Bee said:

Hi @Land_Registry
I'd appreciate your input.
When we bought our new build house 5 years ago we discovered there was on error with the boundary on the title deed. Part of our garden is theoretically owned by the neighbour. The developers refused to help, but our neighbour was quite happy to sign ownership over to us. They didn't realise they owned the patch of garden and would have to go through our gate and through our garden to access it. Our solicitor at the time of purchase was supposed to resolve this. In 2017 we were led to believe this had been completed and we phoned the land registry and were told an update had been made. Foolishly we assumed this was the resolution and didn't get an updated copy of the plan.

We are now attempting to move house and have discovered that our solicitor didn't get the boundary issue amended. Our neighbours are still happy to release the land and we are currently waiting for their mortgage company to agree this. However we are in danger of losing our purchase, our mortgage offer will expire soon, and our buyer is incurring additional expenses, so we need this sorted ASAP. We have the TP1 ready to send off and we are waiting for the DS3 to come back from the mortgage company. How quickly can the land registry sort this? Is there anything we can do to speed it up? Is there anything else we need to do?

Any advice would be gratefully received, it seems to be taking forever and we are getting desperate.

If your solicitor applies to get the case expedited then it will reduce the amount of time before the case is considered but still won't shorten the time that LR legally has to wait for replies from any other involved parties.

How long until your mortgage offer expires?

Land_Registry

The_Little_Bee said:

Hi @Land_Registry
I'd appreciate your input.
When we bought our new build house 5 years ago we discovered there was on error with the boundary on the title deed. Part of our garden is theoretically owned by the neighbour. The developers refused to help, but our neighbour was quite happy to sign ownership over to us. They didn't realise they owned the patch of garden and would have to go through our gate and through our garden to access it. Our solicitor at the time of purchase was supposed to resolve this. In 2017 we were led to believe this had been completed and we phoned the land registry and were told an update had been made. Foolishly we assumed this was the resolution and didn't get an updated copy of the plan.

We are now attempting to move house and have discovered that our solicitor didn't get the boundary issue amended. Our neighbours are still happy to release the land and we are currently waiting for their mortgage company to agree this. However we are in danger of losing our purchase, our mortgage offer will expire soon, and our buyer is incurring additional expenses, so we need this sorted ASAP. We have the TP1 ready to send off and we are waiting for the DS3 to come back from the mortgage company. How quickly can the land registry sort this? Is there anything we can do to speed it up? Is there anything else we need to do?

Any advice would be gratefully received, it seems to be taking forever and we are getting desperate.

Lodgement is the first stage. Expedition is the second. If everything aligns then 2-3 weeks. But you know it’s not aligned without the DS3 so that’s your key timescale  

The_Little_Bee

Slithery said:

The_Little_Bee said:

Hi @Land_Registry
I'd appreciate your input.
When we bought our new build house 5 years ago we discovered there was on error with the boundary on the title deed. Part of our garden is theoretically owned by the neighbour. The developers refused to help, but our neighbour was quite happy to sign ownership over to us. They didn't realise they owned the patch of garden and would have to go through our gate and through our garden to access it. Our solicitor at the time of purchase was supposed to resolve this. In 2017 we were led to believe this had been completed and we phoned the land registry and were told an update had been made. Foolishly we assumed this was the resolution and didn't get an updated copy of the plan.

We are now attempting to move house and have discovered that our solicitor didn't get the boundary issue amended. Our neighbours are still happy to release the land and we are currently waiting for their mortgage company to agree this. However we are in danger of losing our purchase, our mortgage offer will expire soon, and our buyer is incurring additional expenses, so we need this sorted ASAP. We have the TP1 ready to send off and we are waiting for the DS3 to come back from the mortgage company. How quickly can the land registry sort this? Is there anything we can do to speed it up? Is there anything else we need to do?

Any advice would be gratefully received, it seems to be taking forever and we are getting desperate.

If your solicitor applies to get the case expedited then it will reduce the amount of time before the case is considered but still won't shorten the time that LR legally has to wait for replies from any other involved parties.

How long until your mortgage offer expires?

Thank you, it expires at the beginning of June. Hopefully the DS3 is back soon and our solicitor can send it off. 

The_Little_Bee

Slithery said:

The_Little_Bee said:

Hi @Land_Registry
I'd appreciate your input.
When we bought our new build house 5 years ago we discovered there was on error with the boundary on the title deed. Part of our garden is theoretically owned by the neighbour. The developers refused to help, but our neighbour was quite happy to sign ownership over to us. They didn't realise they owned the patch of garden and would have to go through our gate and through our garden to access it. Our solicitor at the time of purchase was supposed to resolve this. In 2017 we were led to believe this had been completed and we phoned the land registry and were told an update had been made. Foolishly we assumed this was the resolution and didn't get an updated copy of the plan.

We are now attempting to move house and have discovered that our solicitor didn't get the boundary issue amended. Our neighbours are still happy to release the land and we are currently waiting for their mortgage company to agree this. However we are in danger of losing our purchase, our mortgage offer will expire soon, and our buyer is incurring additional expenses, so we need this sorted ASAP. We have the TP1 ready to send off and we are waiting for the DS3 to come back from the mortgage company. How quickly can the land registry sort this? Is there anything we can do to speed it up? Is there anything else we need to do?

Any advice would be gratefully received, it seems to be taking forever and we are getting desperate.

If your solicitor applies to get the case expedited then it will reduce the amount of time before the case is considered but still won't shorten the time that LR legally has to wait for replies from any other involved parties.

How long until your mortgage offer expires?

Sorry, another question. Is there likely to be another interested party? (So far, there is us, the neighbour and their mortgage provider) Do we need to speak to our mortgage provider even tho we are selling the house? If yes, is there another form for our mortgage provider.