Asking for guidance part 4: A case of distribution in kind

In which our expert caseworker considers an unusual question involving panel 8 of form TR1.
In which our expert caseworker considers an unusual question involving panel 8 of form TR1.
A senior caseworker explains how HM Land Registry colleagues investigate easements, focusing on the importance of clear definitions and common problems with the power to grant.
Easements – the rights enjoyed by one landowner over land owned by another – are an important legal interest and a complex area of land law. Ensuring you make the correct applications should mean you avoid many of the most serious difficulties that can arise.
We are standardising references to personal covenants, with documents available for immediate download via the portal.
A detailed look at the scale and cost of requisitions – and how we can work together to minimise the number raised.
Find out more about the measures we’re taking to tackle requisitions at source.
We explore a caution relating to a tithe in this, our third Ask for Guidance case study.
From October, we will no longer accept conveyancer applications for first registration based entirely on certified copies of title deeds and documents.
Our new requirement aims to increase clarity and consistency, and reduce requisitions.
In our second case study, unusual restrictions create a conveyancing conundrum.