asked the Attorney-General how many credit accounts were accepted and established at Her Majesty's Land Registry in the years 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 in connection with solicitors who wished to make an official search of the land charges index.
There were no credit accounts at the Land Registry until the Land Charges Fees Order 1974, which came into force in 9th September of that year, enabled the Chief Land Registrar to authorise them for the payment of fees in the Land Charges Department. Of the accounts authorised in 1974, 7,664 were for use by solicitors.
asked the Attorney-General how a distinction is made between the creditworthiness of one solicitor as compared with another for the purposes of credit facilities with regard to a telephone inquiry in connection with an official search of the land charges index.
Where the Chief Land Registar exercises his discretion under the Land Charges Fees Order 1974 to authorise the use of a credit account he has regard, in the case of solicitors, to their efficiency and reliability in dealings with the Land Registry.