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Doing a simple transaction with Land Registry today, and the only way
they'll accept the u7 fee is by snail-mailing a cheque.
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Roland Perry
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On 02/03/2026 11:42, Roland Perry wrote:

Doing a simple transaction with Land Registry today, and the only way they'll accept the -u7 fee is by snail-mailing a cheque.

They've only just stopped using quill pens and are dabbling with the
idea of getting some of these new-fangled typewriters.

(You can tell I'm not impressed with their service)
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Graeme Wall
This account not read.


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On 02/03/2026 11:58, Graeme Wall wrote:

On 02/03/2026 11:42, Roland Perry wrote:

Doing a simple transaction with Land Registry today, and the only way
they'll accept the -u7 fee is by snail-mailing a cheque.

They've only just stopped using quill pens and are dabbling with the
idea of getting some of these new-fangled typewriters.

(You can tell I'm not impressed with their service)

But they do offer a free alert service which sends you an email once a
year telling you whether there have been any official (whatever that
means) searches and applications are made for your property. That does
seem to work in that I've had a few annual emails saying that nothing is amiss.
So at least one part of their organisation has advanced their technology
to say around 1985.
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Clive Page

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Clive Page <usenet@page2.eu> posted:

On 02/03/2026 11:58, Graeme Wall wrote:

On 02/03/2026 11:42, Roland Perry wrote:

Doing a simple transaction with Land Registry today, and the only way
they'll accept the -u7 fee is by snail-mailing a cheque.

They've only just stopped using quill pens and are dabbling with the
idea of getting some of these new-fangled typewriters.

(You can tell I'm not impressed with their service)

But they do offer a free alert service which sends you an email once a
year telling you whether there have been any official (whatever that
means) searches and applications are made for your property. That does
seem to work in that I've had a few annual emails saying that nothing is amiss.
So at least one part of their organisation has advanced their technology
to say around 1985.

And Roland didn't specify the kind of transaction.

Online?

He went to their office but brought no cheque?

Regards, ULF
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Ulf Kutzner <user2991@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

Clive Page <usenet@page2.eu> posted:

On 02/03/2026 11:58, Graeme Wall wrote:

On 02/03/2026 11:42, Roland Perry wrote:

Doing a simple transaction with Land Registry today, and the only way >>>> they'll accept the -u7 fee is by snail-mailing a cheque.

They've only just stopped using quill pens and are dabbling with the
idea of getting some of these new-fangled typewriters.

(You can tell I'm not impressed with their service)

But they do offer a free alert service which sends you an email once a
year telling you whether there have been any official (whatever that
means) searches and applications are made for your property. That does
seem to work in that I've had a few annual emails saying that nothing is
amiss.
So at least one part of their organisation has advanced their technology
to say around 1985.

And Roland didn't specify the kind of transaction.

Online?

He went to their office but brought no cheque?

They may have had one of those newfangled telephonic apparatuses installed.

Sam
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The entity formerly known as Sam.Wilson@ed.ac.uk
Spit the dummy to reply
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Roland Perry wrote:

Doing a simple transaction with Land Registry today, and the only way they'll accept the -u7 fee is by snail-mailing a cheque.

Odd; I assume it's the fee for a title search? I've done a few of those
in recent years and a debit card was accepted ...

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On 02/03/2026 11:42, Roland Perry wrote:

Doing a simple transaction with Land Registry today, and the only way they'll accept the -u7 fee is by snail-mailing a cheque.

I got something from Scottish equivalent last month. Just checked and I
paid by credit card, I think I might have needed my mygovscot login.


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On 2026-03-02 11:42, Roland Perry wrote:

Doing a simple transaction with Land Registry today, and the only way they'll accept the -u7 fee is by snail-mailing a cheque.

Weird.

Not for everything though, I've ordered property details from them in
2015 and 2020 for about that sort of amount, but on line, and that was
by credit card.

nib
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On Mon, 2 Mar 2026 11:42:52 +0000, Roland Perry <roland@perry.uk>
wrote:

Doing a simple transaction with Land Registry today, and the only way >they'll accept the u7 fee is by snail-mailing a cheque.

Routine for non account holders needing something in
"official"/certified form. Perhaps a difference involving the ability
to sue on a cheque ?
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In message <10o487i$17uf6$1@andyburns.eternal-september.org>, at
14:52:33 on Mon, 2 Mar 2026, Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> remarked:

Roland Perry wrote:

Doing a simple transaction with Land Registry today, and the only way >>they'll accept the u7 fee is by snail-mailing a cheque.

Odd; I assume it's the fee for a title search? I've done a few of
those in recent years and a debit card was accepted ...

It's a slightly more specialised service than that. But I have done
title searches online before, and yes you can pay for those by card.

Last time I put my personal vehicle plate on a retention certificate,
DVLA would only accept a cheque. I haven't looked recently to see if
they've emerged into the 21st Century.
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Roland Perry
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