How to Avoid Land Registry Requisitions - Practical Guidance for Conveyancers

Introduction

Usually the conveyancer’s main aim is to overcome all the frustrations, technicalities, and clients’ demands and reach the stage when completion takes place. A relief perhaps, but then it is not simply a matter of filling in a Land Registry form and putting the file to bed.

Unfortunately, conveyancing life is not like that and there can be major headaches if and when Land Registry decides your application is flawed. Requisitions can be raised, and your application may end up rejected, priority lost and with numerous attendant problems. This virtual classroom seminar will explore these problems and provide practical guidance.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive session will cover the following:

• A review and explanation of Land Registry requirements, how and when they raise requisitions and how you ought to respond to them
• Powers of attorney
• Searches in the Land Charges Register
• Where there are joint owners - taking full instructions and never rely on assumptions Day & Another v Day (2013) EWCA Civ 280
• Joint Ownership - severance Lee v Lee [2018] EWHC 149 (Ch)
• Problems around execution
• Leases, Plans, Charges and Discharge
• Companies, Consents and Certificates
• Amendments, Missing Deeds and early Completion
• Forms, Prescribed Clauses and SDLT
• Time limits, extensions and liability
• The Registration Gap - Baker v Craggs [2018] EWCA Civ 1126
• Conclusiveness of the Register - a reason requisitions are raised and thus avoiding claims for rectification Dhillon v Barclays Bank [2019] EWHC 475 (Ch)
• Conveyancing Protocol 2019 - on registration
• Land Registry Guidance - Avoidable and Unavoidable Requisitions
• A Checklist - what to do before submitting your application
• Updates to Practice Guide 50

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.