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What is the difference between a Title Register, a Title Plan and a Registered Old Deed?
How do I receive my search results?
Can I purchase a copy of any Document referred to in the Title Register?
Which search will tell me who the owners are?
Which search will tell me the purchase price?
Which document will provide details of Restrictive Covenants?
Can I order more than 1 search at a time?
What is a Caution against first registration?
What is a Day List entry?
What is an Official Copy or an Office Copy?
What is a Manorial search?
 

What is the difference between a Title Register, a Title Plan and a Registered Old Deed?
 
The Title Register provides the following details, where the same are applicable:
 
  Name and address of owner
  Title Number
  Tenure
  The property address, or a detailed description of the property if the address does not accurately describe it
  Purchase price (if purchased after April 2000)
  Restrictive and personal covenants
  Rights of way
  Easements
  Mortgages and charges
  Bankruptcy inhibitions
  Options to purchase
  A search of the day list for pending sales
  Restrictions on the right of sale (e.g. where the property is held as tenants in common or as trustees)
  Details of Registered Old Deeds such as conveyances and transfers
  Dominant and servient interests, e.g. related freehold, leasehold and commonhold titles
 

The Title Register is split into 3 parts:

 
  A Section (Property Register)
  B Section (Proprietorship Register)
  C Section (Charges Register)
 
 

The A section contains a verbal description of the property and refers to the Filed Plan (the Title Plan). It states that the area shown in the Title Plan lying within the red edging is all contained within the title. It may also refer to coloured markings or T marks on the plan and describe what they mean. If the property has a full postal address this will also appear here and if not the land will otherwise be described in such a manner as to identify it. The tenure of the property is declared, which will usually be either freehold, leasehold or commonhold. If it is leasehold it will state the term of the lease and its commencement date, together with the parties thereto. Also stated is the date upon which the property first became registered.

The B Section contains the name and address of the owners of the property (the registered proprietors) and will show details of any notices, cautions etc which have been lodged against one or more of the owners. Any Restrictions on the right to dispose of the property will be stated here, e.g. if the property is owned by 2 or more persons where they own it as Tenants in Common as opposed to Joint Tenants in Equity. If the property was purchased after April 2000 the purchase price or value stated will usually be included.

The C Section contains incumbrances that affect the property such as mortgages, charges and burdensome covenants.

 

The Title Plan is a large scale location plan usually drawn to a scale of 1:1250 (for urban areas) and shows the approximate position of the boundaries of the property, edged in red, in relation to the surrounding properties. The Plan often contains coloured markings referred to in the Title Register, T marks delineating boundary ownership, and letters or numbers, which may mark rights of way or other matters referred to in the register.

A Registered Old Deed, e.g. a Transfer, Conveyance, Agreement, Deed etc, is usually a lengthy document containing covenants, agreements etc which have not been iterated in the Register but affect the title to the property. These documents often contain detailed maps or plans which may contain measured boundaries.

 

How do I receive my search results?
   
Your documents will be uploaded to your MyAccount page and an email sent to you informing you of this. As soon as you login you will be able to access your documents and may read, print and save them as often as you wish. The documents sent to you will be exact copies of those held by the Land Registry.
 

Can I purchase a copy of any Document referred to in the Title Register?
 

You can purchase only those documents which are described in the Title Register with wording such as "copied into the certificate". Any document that does not contain such wording is not available for purchase. This is because the salient parts of that document, if they affect the property, will have been copied into the Title Register and the document itself is no longer necessary. When you purchase a Title Register search from us we always list all of the available documents.

 

Which search will tell me who the owners are?
   

The Title Register Search

 

Which search will tell me the purchase price?
   

The Title Register Search, but only if it was purchased after April 2000.

 

Which document will provide details of Restrictive Covenants?
   

Both the Title Register and Registered Old Deeds will contain this information.

 

Can I order more than 1 search at a time?
   

Yes. By applying for a property search you will be given the option of searching for up to 20 properties all on the same form. Where more than 5 are ordered you will receive a substantial discount.

 

What is a Caution against first registration?
   

Where a person has an interest in a property that is not registered he would normally apply to the Land Registry for the entry of a Caution. This will prevent registration of a new title without his knowledge and will alert the purchaser's solicitor, before completing a purchase, to that person's interest. The Land Registry will compile and register a Caution Title which provides full details of that interest and also a plan identifying the property.

 

What is a Day List entry?
   
When an application is made for registration of an interest or a search is made an entry is kept in the Day List pending completion of the registration. Thus the Day List is a list of pending applications such as is made when registering a new purchase or of a search made in contemplation of a new purchase. Day List searches are made by us as a matter of course whenever we are instructed to obtain a copy of the Title Register, thus ensuring the details provided to our clients are up to date. No other internet companies provide this service.
 

What is an Official Copy or an Office Copy?
   

This is an officially watermarked copy of the Register that is admissible as evidence in court proceedings. To order an official copy you should tick the small box on the order form where it asks you whether you require an official copy.

 

What is a Manorial search?
   
This is a search of the Index Maps for Manors and Franchises for a particular administrative area. Initially an application is submitted to search the Index Maps of the administrative area. This is returned with a list of the registered manors and franchises for this area. If the particular manor required is registered we will then obtain a copy of its register.
 
 
     
 
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