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Full Building Survey (Commercial) | Full Building Survey (Industrial) | Full Building Survey (Conservation) | Full Building Survey (Miscellaneous) | Pre-acquisition Due Diligence | Pre-acquisition Property Appraisal (Non-residential) | Schedules of Condition | Stock Condition Surveys | Building Surveyors Report | Measured Surveys | Architecture and Design Advice | Building Defects and Occupancy Advice | Maintenance Advice | Planned Maintenance Programmes | General Advice to Client's Requirements | HMLR Applications
HMLR Applications
At present more than 20 million properties in England and Wales are registered with HM Land Registry. The details of those properties are recorded, creating an individual register for each piece of land, property or premises, which provides an accurate and up to date record of the legal ownership of that land, together with details of any other matters directly affecting it. Each entry on the register is individually referenced with its own title number which enables easy identification of the land or property in question.
A system of land registration as described above enables the future transfer of property and the acquisition of a mortgage/charge to be made much simpler. Once a property is registered, its title is also guaranteed by the state. Therefore should the owner suffer a loss as a direct result of a mistake in the title, HM Land Registry may be eligible to pay compensation.
Whilst the number of properties which are registered is continually increasing, there is still a high proportion which remain unregistered. This is often due to the land or premises being in one ownership for a long period without it being sold or transferred, as such an event would cause it to be registered during the conveyance.
At Barker Associates, our professional services department can provide advice and assistance with the registration of previously unregistered land and premises. We can offer guidance to parties proposing to register their land, produce HM Land Registry compliant drawings for both freehold and leasehold premises and assist a client’s legal representatives in making the appropriate application.
We can also offer guidance in relation to any applications made to register adversely possessed or unregistered land in connection with the Land Registration Act 2002 and its transitional procedures.
