Possessory title upgrade

Good morning.

I am a retired solicitor and am helping my sister and brother-in-law to upgrade their possessory title to a small piece of land to the side of their house from possessory to absolute.

I acted on the purchase and at that time obtained a possessory title in their name which was registered almost 12 years ago. Now is the time to consider upgrading it when the 12 years elapses.

I have three questions, please:-
1. Does an application cover (AP1?) need to be submitted as well as form UT1?
2. What fee is payable
3. Can I sign UT1 as the Applicants conveyancer - even though I am retired.

Thank you.

Christopher Boyce

Good Morning - no form AP1 and £40 fee. You can apply and sign but you wouldn't do so as their conveyancer. 

Where title to an estate in land is a possessory one, whether freehold or leasehold, you can apply to upgrade the title to an absolute freehold or leasehold after the possessory title has been registered for 12 years using form UT1.

Further guidance on how to apply to upgrade a class of title can be found in the following practice guide - Practice guide 42: upgrading the class of title.

The fee for this type of application is £40. Fees can be paid by cheque or postal order made payable to HM Land Registry.

We are unable to accept applications via email.

Please send your application to:

HM Land Registry Citizen Centre
PO Box 74
Gloucester
GL14 9BB

Thank you for your help and alacrity.

Christopher Boyce

Hi,

I'm in the process of buying a house that has both Freehold title (Absolute title) and Leasehold title (classified as Possessory Title), both under the seller's name. I'm curious to know if this arrangement is common and what potential implications it might have in the future. Specifically, I'm concerned about any effects on reselling the house, remortgaging, or any other related matters.
can these two title be merged together before or after buying house
How possessory leasehold title be converted into good or absolute title
Leasehold was first registered in 1956 but recently registered by current owner.
Any insights or experiences you can share would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards,
 

Hi Ashfaque - very much Qs for your conveyancer to answer with regards the affect it might have now and in the future. 
Possessory titles can be upgraded, often after a period of time 
Our Practice Guide explains more re determination of a lease on merger
You won;t get others on this forum sharing their experiences re similar issues. Such a scenario is fairly rare but it's even rarer for this forum to operate like others where the public also chip in with commentary.
Please do discuss with your conveyancer and heed their legal advice