How can i find out who owns it and is there a law now whereby if it's been vacant for a while they have to sell it? UK question.
2006-08-16 20:21:57 · 8 answers · asked by cymro 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
There isn't any law requiring owners to sell vacant properties.
You could do a search on the land registry to find the owner. A local solicitor would be able to do this for you, for a fee.
2006-08-16 20:31:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
contact the council, they will know. it might take a while for them to trace it back but it is the owners responsability if they want to sell it. it might turn out that no-one owns it, like if the owner died and it never got passed on to anyone, but had the mortgage paid off. if it hasnt already been passed to the council then for some weird reason it belongs to the queen and the council have to write to the queens advisors to get them to sort it out (there was something similar on tv last week - a house that was rat infested that no one knew who owned and everyone just assumed it was owned by the council. eventually the council got their finger out and traced the owner. as no one owned it, under laws that were written hundreds of years ago, it then goes back to the queen, as all the land actually belonged tot he royal family in the first place). they will probably sell it to the council who will probably use it as a council house (for the homeless people)
2006-08-16 20:55:21 · answer #2 · answered by paulamathers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to this website, http://www.landregisteronline.gov.uk/ , you can download information on the owner and history of any property for £3.00 at a time.
There is no law requiring anyone to sell their property due to a long vacant period, however, if you're really that desperate to get this particular property, you caould always try squatting!
2006-08-19 02:53:43 · answer #3 · answered by Lewiy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the town hall or the county records. It may cost a few dollars for the information, but you may be able to pick it up for back taxes. Chances are someone either died and they have no family to take it, or it was burnt out, or just delapitated.
its a good way if you don't mind some hard work to make a living at fixing up old places and renting them out.
2006-08-16 20:27:04 · answer #4 · answered by John M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually online, there are places to check the tax records of the property. I don't know how it is in the UK. I don't live there. but your best and quickest bet would be to ask a realtor in your area or go directly to the tax collectors' office. It is custimarily a matter of public record, and you should find out everything you want,
Best regards to you.
Rayleneâ¥
2006-08-16 20:28:20 · answer #5 · answered by Raylene 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really but where a property is deemed to be abandoned by its owner the city can usually cease it by eminent domain....in which case it would be owned by the city. But you can do a record serach in your local land/property registry office to see who is on title.....
2006-08-17 07:51:26 · answer #6 · answered by boston857 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe go into a estate agent and find out who to phone about deeds as when you buy or sell the deeds need changing Halifax i think hold thousands if not millions as UK N01 lender so ask them.
2006-08-16 20:29:02 · answer #7 · answered by pete 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
call the building inspecters office or the tax office
2006-08-16 20:29:55 · answer #8 · answered by unitedfaith 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋