We are remortgaging our property but it has come to our attention that the Land Registery do not have our name as owning the property – it is still in the previuos owners name. Obviously we are not at all happy with the solicitor who dealt with this 2 years ago. Now they say there was a problem because the previous owners got divorced and the lady signed in her new married name. They needed her Marriage Certificate to prove her change of name to the Land Registry. This they have been unable to obtain. They have requested that if they cannot supply the Marriage Certificate they supply us with the date and county in which she remarried so they can apply for a duplicate Marriage Certificate but the info wasnt forthcoming as she is living abroad now. We are so angry about this as we bought the house 2 years ago, our remortgage should have gone through now but obviously hasnt. They say they need to issue court proceedings to get the court to sign the transfer. Any advise or timescale??
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