LAND REGISTRY SEARCHES

LAND REGISTRY SEARCHES
CAN I FIND OUT WHO OWNS A PROPERTY?

Yes, you can identify the legal title owners of a property. The document provided is a Title Register, this outlines the owners name and contact address and many other details relating to the property.

TITLE REGISTER –(Property Register) – This document will reveal:

• Owners Name And Address
• Tenure (such as leasehold or freehold)
• Registered interests
• Mortgages or registered charges
• Price paid if sold since 2000
• Details or references to any covenants & restrictions
• Rights of way and easements
• Other rights
• The Title Register should be used in conjunction with the Title Plan

TITLE PLAN (Property Plan) - When the Land Registry register a property they prepare a title register and a title plan. The plan shows the land owned. Each title plan is stored in their computer system under a title number which is unique to that property..

What does your title plan show?

Your title plan shows:

1. the title number of the land
2. the land included in the title which is normally edged in red. There may be other colours or markings on the plan.

PROPERTY OWNERSHIP REPORT

This  report will  reveal the name and address of the registered owner(s), Title Number and details of Tenure.

REGISTERED LEASE

A Lease (domestic or commercial) has to be registered and applied to the Title Register documents if the tenancy period is 7 years or greater.
Common types of property and venues that are leasehold include:
A Registered Lease will outline  the respective rights of  Leaseholder and Freeholder.

PENDING REGISTRATIONS  (Day List Enquiry)

This search will reveal whether there are any pending applications (such as a pending purchase/change of ownership) or official searches against a title or property.

DOES THE TITLE PLAN SHOW MY BOUNDARY?

In land ownership, it is understood in two ways:

• the legal boundary - is the line which is not visible on the ground which divides one person's land from another's. It is an exact line having no thickness. It is rarely identified with any precision either on the ground or in the deeds.

• the physical boundary – is a physical feature such as a fence, wall or a hedge.

I HAVE A BOUNDARY DISPUTE, WHAT SHOULD I DO?
The first step is to purchase the Land Registry title plan and title register of both your land AND the land with which you are in dispute to establish the boundary. These documents can be supported by land registry historical Title Deeds. It may then be wise to consult a surveyor with regard to boundary disputes.