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Land Registry - how a part possessory part absolute property is sold?

annetheman · 2024-07-23 18:24:20

Hi all, I'm buying a house where part of the garden is unregistered and the rest has absolute title. The seller applied for possessory title at the beginning of July and amazingly, the Land Registry has completed this today. I am trying to understand what happens next - My solicitor's exact message is below: From this I…

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annetheman Posts: 1,042 Forumite

13 August 2024 at 8:50AM

Land_Registry said:

OS usually submit their report to us within 5 days. That then gets referred to the casework team to review the report against the facts as already presented.
If things match up ok then the final stage is usually contacting neighbouring owners to see if they object to the registration.
If wider checks are needed then there's going to be at least a 3 week delay whilst replies are sought.

Thank you so much. I've broken the chain to allow for this delay and my mortgage expires in 6 weeks so we might just do it! Appreciate all of your advice very much!

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