Land Registry Alert - it worked!

[RobertL]

As I expect you all know, you can now set up "alerts" on the land registry so that you are informed by email if anyone attempts to modify the record for the property you have set the alert on. One use for this is to put an alert on a house that you let as a protection against a tenant fraudulently trying to sell it.

I have just sold a house with an alert on it and i can report that the alert system worked. It has sent me the following email on the day that contracts were exchanged. This shows that thesystem does indeed work.

Robert





Dear xxx xxx

Property Alert reference: xxxxx

There has been activity on the following property for which you have requested a Property Alert notification.

Property address: xxxxx

Title number: xxxxx

The activity details are:-

Search lodged by xxxx

On: xx.xx.2017 At: xx:xx:xx

Customer reference: xxxx

HM Land Registry reference: xxxx

To protect a pending: Charge

In favour of: XXXX BUILDING SOCIETY

If you are unsure about any of the information provided in this alert, please contact the Property Alert Support team on 0300 006 0478 (Call charges may apply).

If you were not expecting this alert and the activity within it appears suspicious you should take action. You may find that you need to seek legal advice to decide on your next steps.

Possible next steps you may wish to take are:

Contact a solicitor, Citizens Advice or Action Fraud.

Fill in our fraud reporting form, available on our website xxxx and we will call you back during office hours.

Contact our property fraud line on 0300 006 7030 (Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm).

HM Land Registry does not provide legal advice. Apart from procedural advice, we will not advise on what action to take, and we will not recommend a professional adviser but we can explain how to find one. Please see our advisory policy (xxxxxx) for further information.

If you require this notification in an alternative format please contact:

Property Alert Support team
proper...@landregistry.gov.uk
Helpline number: 0300 006 0478

[Andy Burns]

RobertL wrote:

> As I expect you all know, you can now set up "alerts" on the land registry

> i can report that the alert system worked.

Good to know, I have alerts on my own and my parents' houses

[Ian Jackson]

In article <06acaee5-603d-4435...@googlegroups.com>,

RobertL <rober...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>As I expect you all know, you can now set up "alerts" on the land
>registry so that you are informed by email if anyone attempts to modify
>the record for the property you have set the alert on. One use for this
>is to put an alert on a house that you let as a protection against a
>tenant fraudulently trying to sell it.

FTR for other readers, the right starting page for signing up for this
is here:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/property-alert

Don't just go to the LR front page and search for "alerts" because you
get only their email newsletter service.

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