Can Citizenship ceremony be delayed for more then 3 months ?

[SAARTHI]

My Citizen application have been approved.
I am here on HSMP (JR) since last 5 years and 6 Months
Citizenship ceremony Invitation letter is dated 02/09/2011.
I have certain property issue back home in India.
If I attend ceremony, and take citizenship have adverse effect on property matter.
I understand one gets only Three months from the date of Invitation letter.
I understand I should attend ceremony by 02/12/2011
I need to delay it for three/Four months that is till 02/04/2012

Is there any way by which it can be delayed?
Is there any application/procedure to be done?
If not what are the consequences?
Will I have to apply and pay fees again?
Is it only for payment of fees or whole process is to be done again?
Will this delay have adverse effect in future.
I am in a dilemma as to what is to be done.

Note: My wife have already become Citizen

[vinny]

See also Chapter 6.

[osteophytes]

My Citizen application have been approved.
I am here on HSMP (JR) since last 5 years and 6 Months
Citizenship ceremony Invitation letter is dated 02/09/2011.
I have certain property issue back home in India.
If I attend ceremony, and take citizenship have adverse effect on property matter.
I understand one gets only Three months from the date of Invitation letter.
I understand I should attend ceremony by 02/12/2011
I need to delay it for three/Four months that is till 02/04/2012

Is there any way by which it can be delayed?
Is there any application/procedure to be done?
If not what are the consequences?
Will I have to apply and pay fees again?
Is it only for payment of fees or whole process is to be done again?
Will this delay have adverse effect in future.
I am in a dilemma as to what is to be done.

Note: My wife have already become Citizen

Quote from a council website "The Home Office will normally expect you to have your ceremony within 11 weeks from the date of receiving your notification. If you do not think you will be able to attend a ceremony within this period, you may apply to the Home Office for an extension"

[SAARTHI]

Vinny thanks for Guidance
Osteophytes Thanks for providing information.

Chapter -6 states that it may be done on genuine reason like illness

In may case it is a property issue which is likely to get settled in six months.

Will this be valid and acceptable reason?

Any forum members have ben granted such extension?

If yes please guide me.

[John]

An illness I can understand might be a good reason for delay, but a property matter?

Please explain why a property matter stops you flying back to the UK for a few days?

[Jambo]

I suspect this is to do with losing the original citizenship and the rights to own land/property by non-citizens. India would be a good example of such a country.

[John]

Jambo, you could well be right, but nevertheless I would be very surprised if UKBA agreed to a delay on those grounds.

[gidoc]

I suspect this is to do with losing the original citizenship and the rights to own land/property by non-citizens. India would be a good example of such a country.

Only true for agricultural land.