House purchase not registered.

juancarlos66

Hi,

We bought our house in September 2021 & used a firm of solicitors who are no longer trading/operating. We have since discovered that the purchase wasn't registered. Is this something that i could do myself or do I need a solicitor to do ?

Thanks

Christian.

diystarter7

I'd check with LR and the sellers solictore - was it a new build?

Btw

Give Land reg a call tomorrow and they will be able to give you a better indication but not the exact property.

The info on link by gov may halp before you ring but do call them for an up to date idea and possibly some help/guidance

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hm-land-registry-processing-times

Thanks

user1977

By "wasn't registered" do you mean no application had even been submitted by the solicitors? Or merely that it's still being processed by the Land Registry? The latter is normal (where there's a more complex application, such as a split-off from a larger title as you'd get in a newbuild estate) and not something to get concerned about.

ETA: Might have been easier if you had just continued your previous thread about the same thing:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6380909/property-title-register#latest

propertyrental

Annoying having to go back and check the other thread....

At that time LR told you seller's mortgage was removed but your application not received. If 

solicitors who are no longer trading/operating. 

who took over their client list? See 

https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/problems/solicitor-closed-down/

As for registering the transfer yourself, did you pay cash or get a mortgage? Have you got the original TR1 signed by the seller?

juancarlos66

I paid cash. I don't have the original TR1 but could get another signed by the seller.

EssexHebridean

juancarlos66 said:

Hi,

We bought our house in September 2021 & used a firm of solicitors who are no longer trading/operating. We have since discovered that the purchase wasn't registered. Is this something that i could do myself or do I need a solicitor to do ?

Thanks

Christian.

There will have been a “successor firm” appointed - you can contact the Law Society to find out who this is. 

One possibility though - was your house a new build, or a leasehold house where you too a new (long) lease? If so it could be that registration has been applied for, but is still with HMLR awaiting completion. 

propertyrental

and now the other thread is updated.... Stick to one thread!

If you want LR input, post on the LR thread:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5685941/land-registry-questions#latest

EssexHebridean

If there has been no registration application submitted the LR won’t be able to help much. The successor firm should be able to confirm for the OP exactly what the position is, though.