Land Registry : - what can go wrong

Leases Lease plans

- Land Registry requirements

- things to avoid

- incomplete detail

- plans photocopied at reduced size

- provide surrounding detail

- what can go wrong

- a plan should include

- plan for development

- summary

Variation of a lease
- Stamp Duty Land Tax
- specific applications
- extent increased
- extent decreased
- term extended
- term shortened
- variation of rent
- general provisions
When to register
- compulsory registration
- landlord's title is subject compulsory registration
- assignments, transfers or charges of unregistered leases
- voluntary registration

Example 5: pitfalls when using an extract of the OS map

Using a plan based on the Ordnance Survey map makes it much easier to relate the land leased to the Land Registry mapping system. However, things can still go wrong. This plan includes three common problem areas:

Picture of a lease plan based on the OS map

The words 'Not to scale' render it impossible to use the plan.

The blue stamp in the corner contains words of disclaimer making the plan for identification only.

The dimensions are in imperial units and do not link to a fixed point