1950s Looking Back At Laws During The Coronation : Residential Conveyancing

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Residential Conveyancing

In 1952 it was not compulsory to register your property upon a purchase, meaning a lot of land and property remained unregistered during this period.

The law to make registration compulsory upon a disposition only came into force in 1990 for the whole of the UK, although enforcement started in Eastbourne in 1925. In England and Wales over 86% of freehold land is now registered with the Land Registry.

This meant that all conveyancing transactions, including mortgages, during the pre-registration period would be hand written on original title deeds. Original deeds would come in all different shapes and sizes, making the disposition of unregistered land a rather more complex legal transaction.

How does this affect you in 2022?

If your property remains unregistered, check out below some examples of transactions that could trigger first registration:-

Transfers of land for consideration (sale or purchase)
Transfers of land by gift
Assents
An order of the court

There are various other events that can trigger registration, which can be found on the government website, you can also instruct us to carry out a voluntary registration, should you wish to tidy up those title deeds.