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Finding out who owns a house?
DIY Si - 15/2/07 at 07:23 PM

Evening all,
Out on my travels today I've found a deserted/empty house out in the sticks. It's in a really nice rural location with a near by lake and woods. Only problem is I have no idea how to go about finding who's place it is, so I can enquire about it. It's in the middle of some fields, and as such may be a farmers place. It is on the map as being Ecton North Lodge, between Ecton and Sywell/Overstone (NN6) , if any one can help?

DavidM - 15/2/07 at 07:28 PM

Hi Simon,

You could try here:

http://www.landregisteronline.gov.uk/lro/service_guide.htm

David

Peteff - 15/2/07 at 07:32 PM

Here .It will cost you £3 for an enquiry but it's not a lot if you are really interested in the place.

James - 15/2/07 at 07:35 PM

Exactly what I was gonna suggest!

HTH,
James

DIY Si - 15/2/07 at 08:08 PM

Cheers guys. I knwe there was a way, but damned if I could remember it! Gonna have to post it to them too. Is this likely to be a good sign or a bad? Or jkust "It's a gov't office, get used to it" thing?

jamesbond007ltk - 15/2/07 at 08:23 PM

quote:
Originally posted by DIY Si
Cheers guys. I knwe there was a way, but damned if I could remember it! Gonna have to post it to them too. Is this likely to be a good sign or a bad? Or jkust "It's a gov't office, get used to it" thing?


As a civil servant myself i'd say that sounds pretty normal. Just count yourself lucky there aren't 5 different forms to fill in. (I had to do 5 forms when one of my staff had one day off sick!)

DIY Si - 15/2/07 at 08:36 PM

That's just it there is a form to fill in and a cheque to send. Only problem being my printer's out of ink! So I have to ring them up, persuade them to send me a form, and then fill it out and return it!

flange nut - 15/2/07 at 09:56 PM

If you bought that place you could walk to the Northampton Group meeting at the Overstone Manor.