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I sold a freehold property in England completing on 31/03/2021. In August 2021 I was contacted by the local council asking for a council tax payment for a period after the sale completion. I then discovered that the title had not been transferred at the Land Registry. I have been monitoring the title for property alerts for some time even before the sale and the most recent alert I had was 2 days prior to completion when the purchasers solicitors lodged a search to protect a pending purchase. I asked the Land Registry if they had a TR1 pending (in case of delay owing to Covid) and they replied that there was no application pending. On further enquiry recently they told me that "The application referred to was cancelled in September 2021 and as such was not registered at that time. At the time you made your recent query, no applications were showing against the title and as such this was the basis of the response given. An alert should be issued when an application is received at HM Land Registry."
Although I have dealt with the local council by sending evidence of the completed sale I am concerned that I could be contacted for any other liabilities associated with the property, or worse be the victim of some nefarious activity.
What would be the best course of action to take to get the title transferred to the purchaser?
Although I have dealt with the local council by sending evidence of the completed sale I am concerned that I could be contacted for any other liabilities associated with the property, or worse be the victim of some nefarious activity.
What would be the best course of action to take to get the title transferred to the purchaser?
