Change to Advance Notices shown on Legal Report Updates

Following feedback from customers, we are making a change to how we show outstanding Advance Notices (ANs) on our Legal Report Updates.

Our current practice is to show any AN on a Legal Report (LR) if the AN was registered or recorded in the period that LR covers. We apply the same principle for Legal Report Updates (LRU), so if an AN was submitted prior to the LRU it will have been shown on the original LR so we don’t currently show it on an update.

It’s not uncommon to get a follow up query if we haven’t shown an active AN on a LRU even if it has been shown on the original LR. We’d like to reduce this confusion, report the position more clearly and allow users to rely solely on the LRU without having to refer back to the original LR to see all outstanding ANs.

When will this change take effect?

Our change, which is effective in the next few weeks, relates to the LRU. We will continue to show ANs on a LR if they are registered or recorded in the period that LR covers, however when we provide an LRU, we will report from the date of the original LR for any changes to the title, additional deeds submitted etc (as we currently do), in addition we will show all outstanding ANs, including any that might have previously been shown on a LR.

This will provide a clearer current position and will also reduce the need to refer back to an original LR.