Amalgamating 2 houses into 1 address

I have lived in my current 2 up 2 down mid terraced house for 20 years and have recently been offered the opportunity to buy the property next door. We really like the area we live in and have avoided moving because of this, even though our house is way too small for a family of 4.                                                                                                                                                  I have conducted some research to see whether I can amalgamate the 2 properties into 1 address and the result was that it's possible but I have to explain how the amalgamation is beneficial to the Land Registry. Apparently I can apply after I have purchased the property and works are underway to join them.                                                                                                                                                                            I'm uncertain how to proceed as I don't know how combining the properties would benefit the Land Registry - I only know how it would benefit me. There seems little point in buying the property and submitting an application only for the Land Registry to reject it. I can't find any guidance on this. Does anyone have any advice they can give me? 

Hi Anna - 2 houses into 1 address starts with the local authority and them approving the change of postal address.&nbsp;<br> No reason not to buy with a separate title as people can own more than one title, one property etc and buy, sell, mortgage etc - just means looking at two titles instead of one when doing so<br> You'll need a 'good' reason to amalgamate the two titles if you request that be that as part of the application to register your purchase or later/separately<br> There's no 'benefit' to us as 1 or 2 or 3 titles makes no difference from a registration perspective<br> Most requests for amalgamation arise from a customer need such as redevelopment of the site and selling off parts or a mortgage lender won't lend against 2 or more titles where only one property is involved<br> I'd suggest discussing with your conveyancer as to what's optional and what's needed and if there's a need to request amalgamation then that request can be included when registering your purchase. If we reject the request for some reason your purchase is still registered&nbsp;

Thank you for your help, Adam. You've given me my starting point and it's good to know that we've got more than one path to get to where we want to be.