Guidance

HM Land Registry portal: official search of part with priority

How Business e-services customers can apply for an official search of part with priority through the portal.

From:
HM Land Registry
Published
7 August 2012
Last updated
1 August 2024 바카라 사이트� See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Start an official search of part

.

Select 바카라 사이트榠nformation services바카라 사이트� then 바카라 사이트榦fficial search of part with priority바카라 사이트�.

  1. Please check that you are lodging a search to protect a registrable disposition that affects only part of the land in a registered title or pending first registration, for example, a transfer of part, lease or charge of part. If you are lodging a search that protects the whole of the land, please use our Official Search of Whole with Priority Service.
  2. Select 바카라 사이트楴ew Search바카라 사이트� (where you have completed a search in the last 6 months but need to submit a fresh search for the same property/extent, see Resubmit an official search of part with priority).
  3. Enter the 바카라 사이트楾itle number바카라 사이트� you want to search against.
  4. Enter the name of the registered proprietors or the applicant in the case of a first registration. With private individuals, only the surname of one proprietor needs to be entered, but with a company or organisation the name must be entered in full.
  5. Select 바카라 사이트楴ext바카라 사이트� to continue.

Enter search details

  1. Enter the 바카라 사이트楽earch from date바카라 사이트� and the 바카라 사이트楢pplicants full name바카라 사이트�.
  2. Select the 바카라 사이트楶riority type바카라 사이트� from the drop down menu.
  3. Enter 바카라 사이트榊our reference바카라 사이트� in the 바카라 사이트楥ustomer information바카라 사이트� section. The reference will be included in your search result. The contact telephone number is pre-populated with the number recorded in your user account. It can be overwritten if you want to change it.
  4. Select 바카라 사이트楴ext바카라 사이트� to continue.
A screenshot of the HM Land Registry business e services portal. Numbers highlight: 1: Search from date. 2: Priority type. 3: Your reference. 4: Next button.

Identify the property

To identify which part of the title is to be affected by the search, you can:

  • attach a plan
  • identify a plot of land on an approved estate plan held at HM Land Registry
  • refer to a reference on the title plan

Attach a plan

  1. Property details are shown.
  2. If you바카라 사이트檙e attaching a plan to your application, it must meet the same criteria as a paper plan. Select the question mark icon to check the requirements. If a suitable plan isn바카라 사이트檛 supplied, the application will be rejected unless the property can be identified from an approved estate plan or by description on an existing title plan.
  3. Enter a reference from the plan (for example 바카라 사이트榚dged red바카라 사이트�). Enter the full description of the land to be searched (for example 바카라 사이트楶lot 1바카라 사이트�). Any affecting floor level within the search extent must be clearly identified (for example 바카라 사이트�1st floor flat edged red on title plan XXX바카라 사이트�).
  4. Select 바카라 사이트楴ext바카라 사이트� to continue.바카라 사이트�

Identify a plot of land on an approved estate plan held at HM Land Registry

  1. Enter details of the Plot number and the date the Estate Plan was approved.
  2. Select 바카라 사이트楴ext바카라 사이트� to continue.

Refer to a reference on the title plan

  1. Provide details of the colour reference on the title plan and the title number
  2. 聽Select 바카라 사이트楴ext바카라 사이트� to continue

Uploading a plan

The file must not exceed 40MB in size and be in GIF, JPEG, PDF or TIFF format. Ideally, it will be the same plan used when you submit the registration protected by the search.

  1. The plan lodged with your application should meet Land Registry requirements.
  2. Complete the mandatory tick box to confirm that the plan meets with Land Registry requirements
  3. Click on the link to the OS2 webinar if you require guidance on the Mapsearch facility or plans preparation
  4. Select 바카라 사이트楥hoose File바카라 사이트� to browse to where your plan is stored.
  5. Select 바카라 사이트楢dd바카라 사이트� to attach the plan.

Attachment confirmation and how to remove an attachment

A message confirms that the file has been successfully attached.

  1. Select the file name to view the file.
  2. To remove the file, select 바카라 사이트楻emove바카라 사이트�. If you remove a file and add another, check that the description of the plan is still correct, for example check that the land on the new plan is edged red as previously stated.
  3. If not, select 바카라 사이트楶revious바카라 사이트� to go back and change the description.
  4. Select 바카라 사이트楴ext바카라 사이트� to continue.
A screenshot of the HM Land Registry business e services portal. Numbers highlight: 1: File name. 2: Remove. 3: Previous button. 4: Next button.

Fee

  1. A summary of your application is shown, including the fee payable.
  2. If you want to amend any of the details, select 바카라 사이트楶revious바카라 사이트� to go back and change them. You cannot change the details after selecting 바카라 사이트楽ubmit바카라 사이트�.
  3. The fee will be taken by Variable Direct Debit when you select 바카라 사이트楽ubmit바카라 사이트�.
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Resubmit an official search of part with priority

  1. Select 바카라 사이트楻esubmit a search바카라 사이트� (you may view the limitations of this service by selecting the 바카라 사이트榣imitations바카라 사이트� link).
  2. Enter the 바카라 사이트楾itle number바카라 사이트� you want to search against.
  3. Enter the original official search number you wish to resubmit.
  4. Select 바카라 사이트楴ext바카라 사이트� to continue.
A screenshot of the HM Land Registry business e services portal. There are numbers to highlight areas of the page. 1: Resubmit a search. 2: Title number. 3: Official Search No. 4: Next button

Fee and summary

  1. A summary of your application is shown, including the fee payable.
  2. You must confirm that there are no changes to the search data.
  3. If you want to amend any of the details, select 바카라 사이트楶revious바카라 사이트� to go back and start a 바카라 사이트楴ew Search바카라 사이트�.
  4. The fee will be taken by Variable Direct Debit when you select 바카라 사이트楽ubmit바카라 사이트�.
A screenshot of the HM Land Registry business e services portal. Numbers highlight: 1: Fee - If you proceed with this application a fee of 拢3 will be charged. 2: I confirm that there are no changes to the above. 3: Previous button. 4: Next button

Confirmation

A message confirms that your application has been entered on the day list. A summary of your application shows:

  • the reference number it has been given
  • the name of the office that will deal with it
A screenshot of the HM Land Registry business e services portal. Confirmation screen.

Search results

The result of your search will be sent:

  • electronically where possible
  • by post if the result cannot be sent electronically

See the 바카라 사이트楶DF Downloads바카라 사이트� area to view the result of the search or for the date of despatch by post. You can access PDFs free of charge for 30 days (inclusive) from the day the application was submitted. Read more about how to get PDF downloads.

To start a new application or select another service, select 바카라 사이트楴ew Search바카라 사이트� on the right hand side of the screen.

Logout

When you have completed your tasks, exit the system securely by selecting 바카라 사이트楲ogout바카라 사이트� at the top of the screen.

Updates to this page

Published 7 August 2012
Last updated 1 August 2024 show all updates

  1. We have updated information about starting an official search of part, attaching a plan to an application with a link to our webinar guidance, identifying a plot of land on an approved estate plan held at HM Land Registry, referring to a reference on the title plan and uploading a plan.

  2. Section 바카라 사이트淚dentify the property바카라 사이트� amended to remove conflict with correct practice in practice guide 12: official searches.

  3. Added guidance for resubmitting an official search of part with priority.

  4. The file size to attach a plan has increased from 10MB to 20MB.

  5. We've increased the file attachment size for OS2 applications up to 10MB (from 1MB) submitted via portal and Business Gateway.

  6. First published.

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