Garden sold separately but not registered

JohnnyD1776

hi. I’m buying a grade II listed home that was originally 999yr leasehold. The seller converted it to freehold and applied in October last year. LR have expedited it and we now have a title number. However the significant garden isn’t on the title and the owner showed an email chain with a conveyancer showing the agreement to buy the land and applying to LR for title in July 2019. However it is not registered with LR. What should I do in this instance? The seller maintains she is honourable but the title for the garden isn’t there.

k3lvc

How far down the line are you with buying it ? 

I'd expect your solicitor to be holding big red flags up at this stage and that's before it gets anywhere near a mortgage company (assuming you're borrowing to buy)

Who does LR suggest the land belongs to if not the house ?

user1977

So she does have a title to the garden, it's just not yet completed registration? It doesn't sound like there's a problem here, other than the LR application is ongoing. I'd expect your solicitor to be able to figure out whether there's actually a problem with what's been submitted, rather than make you wait until registration is complete. But some solicitors seem to be excessively cautious (or lazy) about these things.

JohnnyD1776

thanks for all your responses. Looks like they’re getting the paperwork to show it was filed and then hopefully we can sort it from there