Sign up to receive our Landnet newsletter to get our latest updates. The change does not extend to those applications that can already be made through the portal or Business Gateway. A new paragraph 6.1.3 has been added to practice guide 63. You must have a variable Direct Debit account to be able to do this. We have changed our practice to allow most Land Charges applications to be made by email, through attaching PDF copies of application forms and any supporting evidence. For more details, see Practice guide 67A: temporary changes to HM Land Registry’s evidence of identity requirements. You can verify your identity for land registration purposes with a wide range of professionals including medical doctors, police officers and teachers.

use our online Application Enquiry tracker to check the progress of an applicationĬonveyancers can use practice guide 80 for information about the changes we’ve made to our practice.

send new information about an application to the caseworker who’s processing it through the portal’s Reply to Requisition function.

Our guides answer many of the most common questions. You can send us a message or contact us by phone We complete most in around 9 months, but some might take a few weeks longer. We complete over half of complex applications, such as first registrations, creating a new lease or transferring part of a property (transfer of part) in around 6 months. If you’ve received a request for information (requisition) it will take considerably longer to process, In some instances applications with requisitions can take up to 4 months. We know that in some instances applications are taking around 13 weeks to complete. Over half of the applications to update the register, such as changing a name or removing a mortgage, take just over 3 weeks to complete, with most completed in 10 weeks.

Searches of the index map can take 2 to 3 days. It takes 1 to 2 days if we need to manually handle an application. Register queries, such as official search and official copy applications, are operating as usual with many results available instantly. The expedite process is available for applications where a delay would cause significant issues. You can ask HM Land Registry to process your application urgently.

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