Hi there,
Myself and my wife bought a new house 2 years ago. The solicitors fees were included in the purchase price (everyone buying in the development went through the same solicitors). As first time buyers we had very little knowledge of the legal processes involved.
We're now thinking of selling, my wife rang the solicitors and she was told in passing that the deeds had never been registered (I assume that means registered with the land registry). So my questions are:
1. It this normal and/or legal?
2. Does this mean that we don't officially own the house?
3. To sell the house will we have to register the house and pay for it ourselves?
Any advice would be appreciated... thanks