Land registry - removal of charge

dougaldog123

@Land_Registry 

Hi looking for some advice.

We have been involved in the most protracted house purchase  imaginable - it’s been a year so far, and still going. It has involved a complicated probate and now application to the land registry (all not on the hosue we’re buying may I add - it’s the house at the end of the chain)

The solicitor at the end of the chain has said they have applied to the land registry to remove a private charge, with a Ds1 signed by executor of deceased to whom the charge refers to. It was expedited due to it being chain dependent. My understanding is that the land registry sent a letter asking for permission to the executor before Christmas, and this was returned in between Christmas and new year. This notice had a deadline of 17th of January to receive any objections before the charge was removed. We were told the charge would be automatically removed the day after if no objections were received. We are now being told there are delays at the land registry and it could take an undetermined  amount of days.

 My question is how long is it likely to be before the title is updated abs charge removed? We have been waiting a year I don’t know how much longer I can cope with the unknown.

Many thanks

Holly 

Slithery

If you post with the relevant title number in the LR thread they should be able to let you know what's going on.

Land Registry questions

canaldumidi

Only the LR can answer this.

As you've put 'Land Registry' in your thread title hopefully the rep will reply.