Land Registry error on property title

Hi,

I am in the process of purchasing property title MAN424146, there is a restriction on the property title that both mine and my sellers solicitors believe should not have been applied by land registry and therefore an error.

the developer has also agreed that this deed should not have applied to the property.

how can we best get this rectified? I assume this needs to be disapplied/removed from the title.

What is the best supporting evidence needed to ensure that this is done quickly and accurately, this chain is on the brink of collapse and this is the only thing holding up the process now.

Thanks

For reference this is restriction B3 on the title, the restriction refers to a clause 6 of the Deed dated 27th Feb 2020 – The deed provided does not have a clause 6.

Is this something that we can still complete without fixing beforehand, and then correct afterwards given it’s HMLR’s error?

my solicitor tells me we cannot complete as we wouldn’t be able to register us as the new owners given we can’t comply with restriction as it currently stands.

Hi Joshua - The simplest way would be for either of the solicitors to contact us using the Contact form on our website if they believe there is an error.  We can then investigate by looking into the matter. 

With regards to whether you can proceed with the purchase before resolving the matter, that is something that you need to speak to your solicitors. 

Hi, Are you able to tell me the latest update with regards to the expedited restriction removal application that has been made on property title MAN424146.

The sols had replied to the requisitions, can this now be processed as my chain could collapse and awaiting an answer today.

Does notice really need to be served on this? This could cause significant delay if so and will all but kill this sale/purchase deal.

Thanks

Hi Joshua - The solicitors response has been dealt with and a notice has been served on the relevant part.   

We are required by the statutes that govern us to notify the affected person / firm on some types of application and give them an opportunity to object if they wish to do so.  The recipient has until 19 July to respond and the application would have to be stood over until then. 

If you or your solicitors can get recipient of the notice to consent and respond to us before that then we would be able to proceed with the application sooner. 

I hope this helps. 

What happens if they don’t reply by the 19th July?

Joshua - If there is no response by the deadline then we would proceed with the application as soon as possible after midday on the next working day.