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WFH Land Registry staff accused of holding up house sales because of delays to updating official records A property can be sold only by the owner recorded on Land Registry title deed Solicitors are warned it could take more than a year to swap the title deeds But the Government department denies any change in productivity levels because of home working
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Land Registry staff working from home have been accused of holding up house sales because of delays to updating official records.
Solicitors say they have been warned it is sometimes taking more than a year to swap the title deeds on a property after it has been bought.
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