Subject: Clarification of surviving first-registration documents — N610CGV / WA231076 & WA240304
From: Sion Buckler
Direction: sent
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:18 UTC
Institution: HM Land Registry
Refs: N610CGV
Archive id: gm-19ff4d63e990531d
------------------------------------------------------------

Dear Mr Haste,

Thank you for your letter of *30 July 2026* concerning reference *N610CGV*
and the surviving records relating to the first registration of titles
*WA231076
and WA240304* at Great House Farm, Llandough.

I am writing to clarify the factual contents of the surviving
first-registration records and to identify the appropriate documents for
inspection/copying. *This is not a request to reopen my previous complaint,
nor am I asking HM Land Registry to determine the historical ownership
dispute.*

I would be grateful if you could clarify the following.
1. The 1971 Abstract of Title

You previously confirmed that a *1971 Abstract of Title* was seen in
connection with this matter.

Please confirm:

   - whether it still survives;
   - which title/file it relates to;
   - its item or document reference within the surviving records; and
   - whether it is available for inspection or copying.

2. The “question or doubt” certificate

Please confirm where in the surviving first-registration material the
certificate/declaration appears in which the applicant's solicitors stated
that they were *“not aware of any question or doubt affecting the title.”*

In particular, please confirm whether this forms part of the *Form 1E dated
30 November 1982*, or is a separate surviving document.
3. What the first-registration file records about other interests

Please confirm whether any of the surviving first-registration documents
contain any reference to:

   - *Mary Williams*;
   - *Fred Buckler*;
   - *William (Billy) Buckler*;
   - *Great House Farm / Ty Mawr* and its farmhouse, garden or curtilage;
   - any person other than the applicant asserting ownership or another
   interest in the land;
   - possession proceedings concerning the farmhouse or land; or
   - any objection, dispute, question or doubt concerning title.

I am asking this *solely as a factual question about the contents of the
surviving records*.

If no such reference appears in the surviving first-registration material,
confirmation of that fact would be sufficient.
4. Identification of the surviving documents

Your 30 July letter identifies, amongst other things, the *Form 1E, A13-DL
list of documents lodged and correspondence from Linklaters & Paines*.

Please identify the specific item numbers I should request by *Form OC2* to
obtain the fullest available surviving first-registration record,
particularly:

   - the title evidence submitted by the applicant;
   - the 1971 Abstract of Title, if it survives;
   - the A13-DL list of documents lodged;
   - correspondence with Linklaters & Paines;
   - examiner's notes, requisitions, memoranda or file notes, if any
   survive; and
   - any document recording the basis upon which the Registrar accepted the
   applicant's title.

If any of these categories do not survive, please identify which ones do
not.
5. Historic records relevant to identifying the land

I also wish to ensure that the correct physical parcel is being compared
with the land registered in 1982–83.

During recent research at the Glamorgan Archives, I have located historic
material concerning Great House Farm/Ty Mawr, including:

   - the *6 November 1877 Bute Estate counterpart lease to John Williams*;
   - the *1872 Llandough Rate Book*;
   - the *1924 and 1938 Great House Farm sale particulars and associated OS
   parcel references*; and
   - historic plans and notes concerning the farmhouse, gardens and
   associated boundaries.

These records appear potentially relevant to identifying the historic
extent and boundaries of the farmhouse and curtilage.

I am *not asking HM Land Registry to determine the legal effect of those
documents*. I simply wish to establish whether the documents submitted
during the 1982/83 first-registration process identify the same physical
parcel and, if so, what documentary evidence was relied upon to establish
that identity.
6. Subsequent planning record

For completeness, the later planning record also contains a significant
contemporaneous document: *BP Properties Ltd's Certificate A dated 16
October 1989 in respect of outline application 89/01396/OUT*, in which BP
certified its position concerning ownership of the application land.

Again, I am not asking HM Land Registry to determine the effect of that
document. I mention it only because it makes it particularly important for
my research to establish precisely *what documentary evidence was actually
before the Registrar in 1982–83*, several years before that planning
certification.
7. Form OC2

I am particularly keen to avoid submitting an unnecessarily broad OC2
request.

If you could therefore identify the *specific item numbers* from your 30
July schedule which would provide the fullest surviving first-registration
record, I can request those documents directly.

In particular, I would appreciate confirmation of the items corresponding
to the *Form 1E, A13-DL list, title evidence, Linklaters & Paines
correspondence, the 1971 Abstract of Title, and any examiner/requisition
material that survives*.

Thank you for your assistance. I would be grateful for a substantive
clarification of the above points so that I can proceed with a properly
targeted inspection/copy request.

Regards,

*Sion Buckler*
*Sgt (Ret’d)*