Land Register Title does not change

TiantianChen

I completed a house purchase last October and received my solicitor's email that they would handle the stamp duty payment and title register. Today I checked Land Registry and surprisingly found that the title register is still under the previous owner's name. Does it mean my solicitor did not finish the work? What can I do now? 
I am quite anxious as it seems I do not own the property even though I paid the money! 
Thanks everyone for their time in advance! 

davidmcn

TiantianChen said:

What can I do now?

Contact your solicitor? Are you sure you're looking at the right thing?

AskAsk

your solicitor should have sent you a new land registry document with your name added on to it, when this was done.  did you not get that document?

TiantianChen

AskAsk said:

your solicitor should have sent you a new land registry document with your name added on to it, when this was done.  did you not get that document?

I did not receive that document. I was very busy at refurbishing the property since last November and forgot to check with the solicitor. I took for granted that she would just complete the registration. 

TiantianChen

davidmcn said:

TiantianChen said:

What can I do now?

Contact your solicitor? Are you sure you're looking at the right thing?

I just emailed her. Hopefully she will explain what happens tomorrow. Will I have to complain about or sue her if she does not respond? 

AskAsk

TiantianChen said:

AskAsk said:

your solicitor should have sent you a new land registry document with your name added on to it, when this was done.  did you not get that document?

I did not receive that document. I was very busy at refurbishing the property since last November and forgot to check with the solicitor. I took for granted that she would just complete the registration. 

she would complete the registration after you have completed on the property.   the new document normally gets sent to you about a month after completion.

did you check the land registry document on here? https://www.gov.uk/search-property-information-land-registry

davidmcn

TiantianChen said:

davidmcn said:

TiantianChen said:

What can I do now?

Contact your solicitor? Are you sure you're looking at the right thing?

I just emailed her. Hopefully she will explain what happens tomorrow. Will I have to complain about or sue her if she does not respond? 

Why don't you just give her a chance to reply first?

TiantianChen

AskAsk said:

TiantianChen said:

AskAsk said:

your solicitor should have sent you a new land registry document with your name added on to it, when this was done.  did you not get that document?

I did not receive that document. I was very busy at refurbishing the property since last November and forgot to check with the solicitor. I took for granted that she would just complete the registration. 

she would complete the registration after you have completed on the property.   the new document normally gets sent to you about a month after completion.

did you check the land registry document on here? 

Yes I checked via this address. She emailed me that she would pay stamp duty and register title on my behalf after the purchase was completed, but I did not hear from her since then. I might just wait until tomorrow and see what she replies.

TiantianChen

davidmcn said:

TiantianChen said:

davidmcn said:

TiantianChen said:

What can I do now?

Contact your solicitor? Are you sure you're looking at the right thing?

I just emailed her. Hopefully she will explain what happens tomorrow. Will I have to complain about or sue her if she does not respond? 

Why don't you just give her a chance to reply first?

I will. I am just so anxious now and thinking about worst senarios. 

AskAsk

TiantianChen said:

AskAsk said:

TiantianChen said:

AskAsk said:

your solicitor should have sent you a new land registry document with your name added on to it, when this was done.  did you not get that document?

I did not receive that document. I was very busy at refurbishing the property since last November and forgot to check with the solicitor. I took for granted that she would just complete the registration. 

she would complete the registration after you have completed on the property.   the new document normally gets sent to you about a month after completion.

did you check the land registry document on here? 

Yes I checked via this address. She emailed me that she would pay stamp duty and register title on my behalf after the purchase was completed, but I did not hear from her since then. I might just wait until tomorrow and see what she replies.

that is very strange.  did you buy the house with a mortgage or did you pay in cash?  if you had a mortgage, she would have sent the new title to your lender as well.

it would be reasonable to give solicitors 2 weeks to reply to your email.  so give her at least a week to reply before you start getting too upset.  if the solicitors is bona fide, you should be fine as they are heavily regulated in the UK.

TiantianChen

AskAsk said:

TiantianChen said:

AskAsk said:

TiantianChen said:

AskAsk said:

your solicitor should have sent you a new land registry document with your name added on to it, when this was done.  did you not get that document?

I did not receive that document. I was very busy at refurbishing the property since last November and forgot to check with the solicitor. I took for granted that she would just complete the registration. 

she would complete the registration after you have completed on the property.   the new document normally gets sent to you about a month after completion.

did you check the land registry document on here? 

Yes I checked via this address. She emailed me that she would pay stamp duty and register title on my behalf after the purchase was completed, but I did not hear from her since then. I might just wait until tomorrow and see what she replies.

that is very strange.  did you buy the house with a mortgage or did you pay in cash?  if you had a mortgage, she would have sent the new title to your lender as well.

it would be reasonable to give solicitors 2 weeks to reply to your email.  so give her at least a week to reply before you start getting too upset.  if the solicitors is bona fide, you should be fine as they are heavily regulated in the UK.

I paid by mortgage. Indeed, it is very strange that she does not complete title registration. 
The vendor sold the four properties in one building at one time to four different buyers. I checked their title deeds and surprisingly found that only one title was changed.