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Remove restriction on title deeds? Land Registry advice sought

Hi,
I intend to sell my house post-lockdown, and on the title deeds there is a restriction that states:

"Restriction: No disposition of the registered estate (other than a charge) by the proprietor of the registered estate is to be registered without a certificate signed by (BLANK) Company Limited (Co. Regn. No.) of (BLANK ADDRESS) that the provisions of the Third Schedule Part 2 paragraph 6 of the Transfer dated 17 November 2011 referred to in the Charges Register have been complied with."

The company referred to in the restriction is a management company set up to maintain the common areas shared by each of the 5 properties within the gated mews. I've just been through the lengthy process of restoring the company as it was dissolved in 2016 without my knowledge.
My questions are as follows: should I seek to remove the restriction completely, and am I able to do so? Is there a reason Land Registry would want to keep the restriction on the title?
I did contact Land Registry directly with these questions but they weren't very forthcoming, so advice from a Land Registry rep on this forum would be very helpful.
Cheers.


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