Land registry query

NameUnavailable

Hi,

I downloaded the title to my flat (I bought last year and talking about it to a friend the other day I thought I haven't had anything since to show the formal change of ownership at LR).

The flat has a shared freehold (this was done subsequently to the original leases being issued and they were extended to 999 years at the time).

The LR entry shows myself as the new owner but there is also this on the entry;

2 - 2001-XX-XX

Short particulars of the lease(s) (or under-lease(s))
under which the land is held:
Date : XX October 2001
Term : 999 years from XX March 1972
Rent : A peppercorn
Parties : (1) XXXXXX Freeholders Limited
(2) Joe Bloggs
NOTE: The original Lease dated XX March 1972
referred to in the above lease was formerly
registered under title number SXXXXXXX

I know that the extended lease is the one referred to in 2001 and the original lease is the one dated 1972. However 'Joe Bloggs' was the previous owner and I'm just wondering why his name appears on this now and not mine? Is it just the case that he was the 'original' party to the extended/new lease?

TIA.

user1977

Yes, the lease is always going to be referred to as the "Lease between Smith and Jones" (or whatever) no matter whether Smith and/or Jones are currently freeholder or leaseholder.

propertyrental

The lease was created between Smith and Jones.

Now either Smith or Jones might sell their lease, or freehold, so that the lease is now owned by Brown and the freehold by Watson.

But that does not create a new lease. The original lease between Smith and Jones remains valid, just owned by different people.

NameUnavailable

propertyrental said:

The lease was created between Smith and Jones.

Now either Smith or Jones might sell their lease, or freehold, so that the lease is now owned by Brown and the freehold by Watson.

But that does not create a new lease. The original lease between Smith and Jones remains valid, just owned by different people.

The original lease is dated 1972 and there is the extended lease document (which is I suppose an addition to the original document) dated 2001 which is in the name of Joe Bloggs, who was the previous owner to myself.

user1977

NameUnavailable said:

propertyrental said:

The lease was created between Smith and Jones.

Now either Smith or Jones might sell their lease, or freehold, so that the lease is now owned by Brown and the freehold by Watson.

But that does not create a new lease. The original lease between Smith and Jones remains valid, just owned by different people.

The original lease is dated 1972 and there is the extended lease document (which is I suppose an addition to the original document) dated 2001 which is in the name of Joe Bloggs, who was the previous owner to myself.

By "original" we mean the 2001 lease. There is nothing odd or noteworthy about what you're looking at. You are now the leaseholder under that lease - that's why the registered title has your name on it.

NameUnavailable

Thanks, I was pretty sure that was the case but good to know for sure and that something wasn't missed in the conveyancing process.