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Can you sell a house if you only have copy of the lease?

BobFreeman
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I havent look at my lease for good 15 yrs. I started to look around, thinking to sell the house. I dug up the lease but it looks like a xerox copy, the title page says "we certify this to be true copy of the original" - it look like a notary stamp but it is also copied. The 3rd page however, titled HM Land Registry.. Lease of Part, has red stamp that says Denoted Duty ad Valorem with number written by hand (not a copy). And the last pages are signed by several people also not a copy..

Is this a valid copy I can use to sell it? 

My confusion is that I am 90% sure I had the lease in different documents box. But I found this one I am talking about in absolutely unexpected place. So I guess I had 2 but I cant find the other one.

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  • Keep_pedalling
    Keep_pedalling Forumite Posts: 14,866
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    Have you checked with the land registry to see if it is registered with them? Most properties are and you don’t need the paper copies at all if this is the case.

    https://www.gov.uk/get-information-about-property-and-land/search-the-register
  • BobFreeman
    BobFreeman Forumite Posts: 17
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    Yes it is registered. Thank you 
  • propertyrental
    propertyrental Forumite Posts: 1,668
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    edited 31 July at 6:51PM
    You will need the leasehold Title from the Land Registry (£3 online), AND a copy of the full lease itself (£7 form OC2 by post).

    While you are at it, also buy the Freehold Title (£3 online) to check who owns that.
  • fiish
    fiish Forumite Posts: 815
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    Also, as part of the conveyancing process, your solicitor will need to obtain the management pack from the management company, and official documents from the Land Registry - the lease will be among these. As long as you have the title register copy showing you as the leaseholder, you should be able to sell the property.
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