It is now compulsory in England and Wales for property and land to be registered on any (but not limited to) of the following events:
If your house (or land) is unregistered, and you are concerned about the risks of this, it is possible to make a voluntary first registration application to the Land Registry.
It is normal for some properties to not be registered at the Land Registry. We normally see this where properties were acquired prior to compulsory registration and the owner has remained living in the property.
Compulsory first registration of the property may be triggered on the death of the owner and if there are questions around the Deeds or related Conveyances it may causes issues if all owners are deceased. We would recommend that all property and land is registered prior to death in order to avoid delays and extra fees.
We can assist with the application for first registration of a property.
We will review all of the property deeds to ensure we have a good root of title, prepare a statement of truth, prepare the land Registry application and submit this, liaise with the Land Registry to deal with any queries and, once the application has been finalised, provide the completed documents you.
Please note that the registration of an unregistered property isn’t a quick process and can take between 12-24 months.
Our fee for this service is £600 plus VAT plus Land Registry fees (which depends on the value of the property or land).
It is possible for a restriction to be placed on the Land Registry title of a property. If certain restrictions are lodged against the Title of property and land, the Land Registry will not allow the property to be sold or transferred into another’s name without the restriction being removed.
We can assist with removing these restrictions. We would review the necessary documents, prepare a Statement of Truth and make the application to the Land Registry.
Our fee for this service is £350 plus VAT
It is possible that original Deeds, Conveyances or other papers are lost. If this is the case and a property is unregistered, it will be necessary for the title to be rebuilt to show ownership.
This is a complex area of property law and as such it is difficult to outline how long this process can take.
Our fee for this services is charged on an hourly rate basis which is currently £250 plus VAT per hour, plus disbursements*
It is possible to split the title of land and transfer part of it so it has its own title number at the Land Registry. This may give rise to rights of access needing to be granted.
This is a complex area of property law as we need to consider rights of access, easements and any possible shared services.
Our fee for this services is charged on an hourly rate basis which is currently £250 plus VAT per hour, plus disbursements*
If we can assist you or you have any questions, get in touch
