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Land Registry questions

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  • cajef
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    "They must know the norm surely??"...
    There is no such thing as a 'norm' or a right or wrong side of a fence, how people can get upset and talk about going to court over the way a fence is facing is beyond me.
  • I got a land registry alert this morning, saying "application lodged by <bank name> ...
    customer reference AUTO APPN(DIS)"

    Before I start asking elderly relative if all is well, could you outline what this means? As I sincerely hesitate to accuse family of potential elder abuse (or spook elderly relative that I 'watch over him' thus).

    Sorry to be so ignorant but Google didn't have the answer as to what it might be.
  • G_M
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    I assume the property belongs to the elderly relative?

    It sounds like a mortgage has been taken out on the property.
  • DigForVictory
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    Yes, it's elderly relative's home, but I've no clarity as to what a lodged auto appn is...

    Twitching, slightly.
  • silvercar
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    AUTO APPN(DIS)

    Could be automatic application to discharge.....a mortgage that has been cleared? Only guessing from the initials.

    On the other hand, putting AUTO APPN (DIS) into google throws up this page: https://www.gov.uk/registering-land-or-property-with-land-registry/update-or-correct-the-register which suggests it may be as innocent as adding a contact address to the property registration.
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  • Hi. We are due to complete on the purchase of a part exchange property this week but have hit stalemate. The builders purchased the property from the vendors in a part exchange deal but have not registered the purchase at the land registry and want to sell to us as power of attorney for the previous owners. Our solicitor says this is not correct as if they purchased the property then they must register this at the Land Registry as the power of attorneys are useless as they no longer own the property. Any advice welcomed. Thanks
  • Land_Registry
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    edited 4 September 2017 at 5:15AM
    Yes, it's elderly relative's home, but I've no clarity as to what a lodged auto appn is...

    Twitching, slightly.

    Most likely a discharge of their mortgage - do they have a mortgage?
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    tauruswine wrote: »
    Hi. We are due to complete on the purchase of a part exchange property this week but have hit stalemate. The builders purchased the property from the vendors in a part exchange deal but have not registered the purchase at the land registry and want to sell to us as power of attorney for the previous owners. Our solicitor says this is not correct as if they purchased the property then they must register this at the Land Registry as the power of attorneys are useless as they no longer own the property. Any advice welcomed. Thanks

    Unsure what other advice can be given here - if the property was part exchanged and a legal transfer/exchange completed then presumably that does need to be registered.

    If they just transferred the one property so in essence the owner now owns both and they then gave the builder POA then reads as if the builder could transfer.

    But your solicitor will know so that's the advice to follow
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  • jamesd
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    edited 4 September 2017 at 9:58AM
    Land Registry, would you be kind enough to post a reply to this post explaining how to get the current Land registry state of a property?

    I have a feeling that it'll turn out that the proper transfers either on death or in dealing with the estate of the deceased father weren't done and it'll be critical to know the ownership structure before the death and now to check the CGT situation.
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    jamesd wrote: »
    Land Registry, would you be kind enough to post a reply to this post explaining how to get the current Land registry state of a property?

    I have a feeling that it'll turn out that the proper transfers either on death or in dealing with the estate of the deceased father weren't done and it'll be critical to know the ownership structure before the death and now to check the CGT situation.
    Not sure why you're so concerned about someone else's problem - they've already been referred to the LR in that tread.

    It's primarily a CGT issue, which the LR won't be able to help with.

    Likewise, LR almost certainly won't know the respective shares of the 3 joint owners.
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