This is a good point. I received my completion certificate on 17 December last year and never thought about the restriction until this week. I e-mailed PayPlan to ask and they said that they applied for it to be lifted on 17 December and they received confirmation from the Land Registry on 6 January that it had. I will accept that as it costs £3 to enquire with the Land Registry yet to look on the Insolvency Register is free and anyone can look at it. Fortunately, I was removed from the Insolvency Register on 17 December.