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10 Basis of application
Where you are applying to upgrade
qualified or possessory leasehold title to
good leasehold or absolute leasehold
title (and your application is not based on
a possessory leasehold title being
registered for at least 12 years and the
proprietor being in possession of the
land), please use form CS to continue
panel 10, indicating in that form that you
are applying to convert
possessory/qualified leasehold to
good/absolute title (use the alternative
appropriate to your application) and that
documents of title to support the
application are enclosed. You are
reminded that if you are applying to
upgrade a qualified or possessory
leasehold title to absolute leasehold title,
in addition to evidence of title that would
remedy the reason why a qualified or
possessory title was granted in the first
place you should also send us evidence
of title to any unregistered superior title
and evidence of consent as set out in
section B.
(A) Freehold
application to convert possessory or quali
ed
freehold to absolute title (not based on the land being
registered for at least 12 years and the proprietor being in
possession of the land)
Documents of title to support this application are enclosed
You should enclose any consents of
chargees of reversionary titles and/or of
superior lessor’s landlord that you have.
If you do not lodge these, we will place
entries on the register to reflect this.
Please note that a possessory leasehold
title can only be upgraded to good
leasehold title on the basis of passage of
time and possession. Applicants are
permitted to use section (C) whether they
are applying to upgrade a possessory
leasehold title to good leasehold or
absolute leasehold, but if an upgrade to
absolute leasehold title is required,
evidence of the unregistered superior title
must also be lodged as set out in section
(B) above.
Section 131 of the Land Registration Act
2002 sets out the circumstances in which
land will be treated as being in the
possession of the proprietor.
Only applicable if the applicant is not the
registered proprietor.
Give full names and explain the
applicant’s relationship with the person(s)
in possession, for example ‘The applicant
is the landlord under the lease dated…..
referred to in the charges register of the
above title and registered under title
number……..and the person in
possession is tenant under the lease and
the registered proprietor of title
number…….'.
(B) Leasehold
application to convert good leasehold to
absolute leasehold title
Documents of title to any unregistered superior title to
support this application are enclosed, (including any
required consents of chargees and/or superior landlord)
Any immediately superior title is registered with absolute title
(C) Freehold or leasehold
application to convert possessory to
absolute title where 12 years has elapsed since registration
The requirement of possession under sections 62(4) and (5) of
the Land Registration Act 2002 is satisfied as follows:
The applicant is in physical possession of the land in the
above title
The registered proprietor is in physical possession of the
land in the above title
The following person(s) is/are in possession of the land in
the above title:
You must be able to make this statement
or the application will be cancelled.
11 Confirmation of no adverse claims
I confirm that no claim adverse to the title of the property
has been made by virtue of an estate, right or interest
whose enforceability is preserved by virtue of the existing
entry about the class of title.