The map of our property on the Land Registry website has taken a small piece of land from our property which makes it appear that we built an extension outside the property boundary. Only discovered when the buyer's solicitor queried this last week and it's jeopardising the sale of our house and the purchase of our new house due to the time it will take to sort out.
Just been to the Land Registry to be met by someone who was absolutely no help whatsoever and quite frankly just rude. Apparently Land Reg maps are rarely wrong!
I have a copy of the map that was lodged by our solicitor when we purchased the property and I know that the fault is with the Land Registry and have been advised that it will be a minimum of 8 weeks before we get a copy of the map from their archives.
If our sale and purchase fall through because of this delay and it is found that they mapped the property wrong and even though they fix it but it's too late do they have any accountability at all? I know it's always stated that Land Registry maps will not be completely accurate but this is a clear portion of land at the side of the house that has been re-allocated to another folio which now belongs to the Management Company.
Our solicitor has advised us to get the Management Co to do a Deed of Rectification which will be quicker so hopefully that works out but this is all at a significant financial cost to us through no fault of our own.
Has anyone been through anything similar?
Just been to the Land Registry to be met by someone who was absolutely no help whatsoever and quite frankly just rude. Apparently Land Reg maps are rarely wrong!
I have a copy of the map that was lodged by our solicitor when we purchased the property and I know that the fault is with the Land Registry and have been advised that it will be a minimum of 8 weeks before we get a copy of the map from their archives.
If our sale and purchase fall through because of this delay and it is found that they mapped the property wrong and even though they fix it but it's too late do they have any accountability at all? I know it's always stated that Land Registry maps will not be completely accurate but this is a clear portion of land at the side of the house that has been re-allocated to another folio which now belongs to the Management Company.
Our solicitor has advised us to get the Management Co to do a Deed of Rectification which will be quicker so hopefully that works out but this is all at a significant financial cost to us through no fault of our own.
Has anyone been through anything similar?