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Is there a standard template for a certificate in compliance with a restriction on title?

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There is no standard wording required to satisfy the conveyancer’s certificate requirement. Guidance on this issue can be found with the Land Registry Practice Guide 19: notices, restrictions and the protection of third party interests in the register, which states:

‘a certificate given by a conveyancer confirming that they are satisfied that person is entitled to

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