If there are no changes to the boundaries of the land being conveyed then the plan attached to the previous sale and purchase can be used again.
There are, however, some circumstances where the previous plans cannot be used, or where the previous plans are unsuitable.
If this is the sale of a part of the land (such as some garden) to a neighbour then the portion being sold will need a separate plan, and the land being retained may also require a revised boundary plan.
Similarly, a land owner may purchase some adjacent land to form one larger property and may then want to sell off a different part, or parts, of this to that purchased. HMLR then requires a new plan for each conveyance, and possibly a revised boundary plan for the remainder.
On a larger scale, the division of a previously agricultural field into a housing estate will require many new compliant plans.
There are still many properties, plots, estates and businesses, etc. that have not changed hands, and so these properties are still unregistered. Unregistered land can be registered at any time, if the owner decides to do this.
As well as compulsory registration at the time of purchase, unregistered land must also be registered if it becomes subject to probate by being left in a person’s will.
If land is not registered then the ownership of such land will usually be recorded by way of a title deed, which usually has a plan attached. Sometimes there is no plan if the land is accurately described in the wording of the deed. HMLR will not normally accept the old deed plan for first registration, because these plans are not compliant with the current requirements.
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