How do the TR1 forms work?

housebuyer143

Randomly I want to understand how this works with the solicitors.
I sign my TR1, the buyer signs their TR1... How do they then get submitted? Do they send both to the land registry? 

The buyer doesn't sign the one I sign, so I just wanted to know.

GDB2222

housebuyer143 said:

Randomly I want to understand how this works with the solicitors.
I sign my TR1, the buyer signs their TR1... How do they then get submitted? Do they send both to the land registry? 

The buyer doesn't sign the one I sign, so I just wanted to know.

I don't think that's right. Just the one TR1 form gets sent to the LR, so the buyer and seller must both sign the same one.  I'm not sure whether it's usual for the buyer to sign before completion?

housebuyer143

GDB2222 said:

housebuyer143 said:

Randomly I want to understand how this works with the solicitors.
I sign my TR1, the buyer signs their TR1... How do they then get submitted? Do they send both to the land registry? 

The buyer doesn't sign the one I sign, so I just wanted to know.

I don't think that's right. Just the one TR1 form gets sent to the LR, so the buyer and seller must both sign the same one.  I'm not sure whether it's usual for the buyer to sign before completion?

As a buyer and a seller I have only ever signed my own, never with the other person's signiture on it. I have never been given a copy to sign after exchange with the sellers signature on it 🤷‍♀️
This is why I am so confused by it. Google didn't give me the answers either. 

Tiglet2

Are you getting confused with the contract?  There are two contracts which is the form used between the solicitors (doesn't get sent to the Land Registry) and are swapped on exchange.

There's only one TR1 form.  The seller's solicitor sends the dated, completed and signed TR1 to the buyer's solicitor on completion.

It is sometimes only the seller that needs to sign the TR1 in Panel 12, but buyers must sign if Panels 10 or 11 have been completed:  

• Panel 10 - this records the intentions of joint owners, eg if establishing a Declaration of Trust 
• Panel 11 - any additional provisions (eg covenants or specific agreements between transferor and transferee) can be noted here.

The buyer's solicitor sends the dated, completed and signed TR1 to the Land Registry together with the other documents when they apply to update the register to show the new owner on the title.

Edit to add that the parties do sign before completion, but the form will be undated until completion occurs.

Land_Registry

We often get a TR1 in two parts now due to the impact of covid and getting them signed/executed. The buyer’s conveyancer submits both and where they do they have to be identical in all but the execution block of course 

housebuyer143

Land_Registry said:

We often get a TR1 in two parts now due to the impact of covid and getting them signed/executed. The buyer’s conveyancer submits both and where they do they have to be identical in all but the execution block of course 

Thank you. It just played on my mind as I couldn't work out how they got both signitures on the one form! 
Appreciate you clearing that up. 

in0125

So the sellers solicitor sends the completed dated TR1 on day of completion. So how do the buyers then sign after. Especially with most conveyancing being done online now days. Or is it just the seller that needs to sign

user1977

in0125 said:

So the sellers solicitor sends the completed dated TR1 on day of completion. So how do the buyers then sign after. Especially with most conveyancing being done online now days. Or is it just the seller that needs to sign

Tiglet2's reply explains this.

Land_Registry

in0125 said:

So the sellers solicitor sends the completed dated TR1 on day of completion. So how do the buyers then sign after. Especially with most conveyancing being done online now days. Or is it just the seller that needs to sign

It can and does vary but it’s not always necessary for the buyer to sign as you suggest. Very much depends on individual cases but many, as mentioned above, are signed in separate parts