Land Registry

From 1 October 2010 the Tunbridge Wells Land Registry office will no longer operate as a "Proper Office".  Paper and fax applications -by those conducting conveyancing in Kent and beyond should not send applications to the Kent office.The Land (Proper Office) Order 2010 sets out the Land...

Conveyancing in Stevenage is likely to be affected by the Land Registration (Proper Office) Order 2010 (SI 2010/1635) (2010 Order) made on 19 June 2010.The 2010 Order sets out the Land Registry offices to which Land Registry applications for specified administrative areas must be sent on and after...

Land Registry receive a number of applications to register new ownership involving cases where the title of the landlord to grant the lease that is being registered has not actually been produced to Land Registry.In these circumstances, as the Land Registry do not have any evidence to show that the...

  It is always worth undertaking some research yourself before or just after you make an offer to purchase property, just prior to starting the conveyancing process. Local Searches You can inspect the surrounding area yourself looking out for things such as the proximity of...

 It is very important to make sure that all relevant documents are signed in good time before exchange of contracts. Some can wait until after exchange of contracts but it is bet to get as many signed as quickly as possible. It is all too often the case that this is left until the last minute...

Completion is the date agreed by both parties in the contract when the buyer of the property pays the balance of the purchase price and moves into the new home. It is an important conveyancing milestone.  For the buyer and the seller it is the most important day of the transaction but for the...

Property is usually the most valuable asset a person can own, and are therefore an attractive target for fraudsters.   Recent legislation abolished the requirement for Land and Charge Certificates which was documentary evidence of a person’s ownership of land.  This is part of...

The Land Registry Adjudicator is an independent judicial office created by the Land Registration Act 2002. The current Adjudicator is Mr E Cousins. There are in excess of over thirty deputy Adjudicators, out of which three are full time. One of the full time positions is that of the deputy...

You are probably aware that The Land Registry could be one of many assets the government may sell as it acts to reduce record borrowing. The Land Registry is a vital contributor towards our economy and provides a superb and efficient service to property solicitors and conveyancers. We are concerned...