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  • Land_Registry
    Land_Registry Posts: 5,782 Organisation Representative
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    davemorton wrote: »
    Okay, not sure if this is the right post for this thread, or if the LR can give me any guidance in this matter, but here goes. ( I have posted about this before, but have more details now.)

    Trying to but a leasehold house, lease has about 960 years left on it at around 12 pound a year. The sellers are selling off a relatives estate and it turns out that their solicitor who had the deeds in storage can not find them. They are now in correspondence with a Law Firm who acts on behalf of the Freeholder who may be able to assist with a counterpart lease.

    They are saying they will be required to re-construct the Title and are trying to do so as quickly as possible.

    If they get a new lease constructed, will it be as if the original deeds were not mislaid? i.e. absolute title, if that is the correct phrase)
    What sort of timescale does this take?

    Many thanks.

    I assume from reference to reconstructing the title that the leasehold interest is unregistered and the deeds lost.

    Our PG 2 explains the registration requirements

    If the freehold is registered and the lease already noted this may assist but there's still a need to demonstrate what has happened to the leasehold deeds/ownership

    Average timescale for a first registration is currently 34 working days. This type of application is though out of the norm as no deeds exist so timescales are difficult to judge as everything depend son the evidence submitted.

    I should stress that they are not looking to construct a new lease but reconstruct the legal title and the leases details using whatever facts/documents they do have and a copy of the counterpart lease, if available.
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  • laskoibence
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    Land_Registry wrote: »
    Nothing yet


    Thank You, I have been told now by the EA that You sent the documents to the solicitors this afternoon.
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    laskoibence wrote: »
    Thank You, I have been told now by the EA that You sent the documents to the solicitors this afternoon.

    Not too sure what 'the documents' are but we wrote to the solicitor to ask for more information so the application is still pending.
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    Land_Registry wrote: »
    Not too sure what 'the documents' are but we wrote to the solicitor to ask for more information so the application is still pending.

    Thank You for the reply, I have been told by the vendor's solicitors, that the application is done, and they are ready to exchange. :eek:
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    laskoibence wrote: »
    Thank You for the reply, I have been told by the vendor's solicitors, that the application is done, and they are ready to exchange. :eek:

    Still pending

    As you are receiving contradicting information can I ask you to contact your own conveyancer please to ask them to check and confirm

    I suspect they have access to our business e-services which will enable them to carry out the same check.
    They should also be the ones to advise you on when you are ready to exchange
    “Official Company Representative
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  • BISCUIT1
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    Hello, Is it possible to DM you with my query please as it is regarding an on going legal issue and am concerned I and the subject might be identifiable?
  • Land_Registry
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    BISCUIT1 wrote: »
    Hello, Is it possible to DM you with my query please as it is regarding an on going legal issue and am concerned I and the subject might be identifiable?
    Hello. We essentially have an administrative role and wouldn't normally be in a position to advise on a legal issue. You may want to consider seeking independent advice, for example, from Citizen's Advice or from a legal professional such as solicitor.

    If you wanted to contact us outside of an open forum on a procedural point, please use our contact form - https://!!!!!!/2F6AtxU .
    “Official Company Representative
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  • BISCUIT1
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    Thankyou- it is a query about amending boundaries- i will use the link you have provided-thankyou :)
  • geoo96
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    Hi,


    I am currently in the process of purchasing a second hand bellway home, it has been built for 2 years so just one owner who bought from Bellway directly.
    I have a huge problem causing us to not complete, the management company are saying that until Bellway send them a 'formal handover' that they will not send permission to Land registry for us to become the owners. has anybody else experienced this, or does anybody have any ways around it?


    I have contacted Bellway but no reply as of yet


    thankyou in advance
  • Land_Registry
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    geoo96 wrote: »
    Hi,


    I am currently in the process of purchasing a second hand bellway home, it has been built for 2 years so just one owner who bought from Bellway directly.
    I have a huge problem causing us to not complete, the management company are saying that until Bellway send them a 'formal handover' that they will not send permission to Land registry for us to become the owners. has anybody else experienced this, or does anybody have any ways around it?

    I have contacted Bellway but no reply as of yet

    thankyou in advance

    I assume you mean that there's a restriction on the title that requires the MC to consent to the sale/purchase. If so there's no 'way round it' other than complying with what's required and obtaining what's needed
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