If your solicitor has told you that a restriction on your property title is delaying your remortgage, this page explains exactly what is happening and how to resolve it as quickly as possible.
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A Form LL restriction on your title requires Land Registry to receive a Certificate of Compliance alongside any mortgage registration application. Without it, Land Registry will not register your mortgage — and without registration, your transaction cannot legally complete.
Your lender's solicitor cannot issue this certificate themselves because of the independence requirement. Finding an independent specialist is where most people lose time — sometimes weeks if they approach the wrong firms.
The most common cause of extended delays is not the certificate process itself — it is time spent approaching general conveyancing firms who are unfamiliar with Form LL certificates, who accept the enquiry, then refer you elsewhere after wasting several days. FormLL eliminates this entirely by connecting you directly with a specialist within 24 hours.
Contact your broker or lender immediately and explain that the delay is caused by a Form LL restriction — a third-party legal requirement — and that you are obtaining the certificate now. Most lenders will grant a short extension in these circumstances. Use the expedited service to guarantee the certificate within 48 hours and give your lender a firm date.
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