General Chat

Yes, sneaked through just before Easter closure.

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/mar/24/land-registry-faces-privatisation

It's a bit worrying, as, in 2002 the Land Registration Act came into being.
This means, even if you've inherited land, have the deeds etc, you MUST ensure it's registered as it Amended the Land Registration Act 1925.

I presume, although the new law was apparently brought in to make a more 'up to date' list of land and owners, and to facilitate the introduction of e-conveyancing, it also ensures that those who haven't registered their land are open to it being abused by the companies than now own the Land Registry.

My ex knew nothing about this until last year, when my sister informed him (he has a small tract of land in Hampshire, bought by his Grandfather in the early 1900's)

Edit: I made full use of t'internet for this info :-D

Does anybody else know about this?

It was only from looking at an obscure piece of news that I found out about this and I am not sure how far to trust what I have read because there is not much to compare it to.

It appears that the act passed the second reading in the House of Lords last week, almost totally unreported. It takes the right of public bodies to control the sale of public land and things lie the extinguishment of rights of way.

It does mean that there will be little local control of the sale of land for the likes of fracking.