Registering land or property with HM Land Registry
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1. When you must register
This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).
You must register all land or property with HM Land Registry if you바카라 사이트™ve:
- bought it
- been given it
- inherited it
- received it in exchange for other property or land
- mortgaged the property
You do not usually need to register leasehold land or property if there are 7 years or less on the lease when you take ownership.
You must register your land with the Rural Land Register as well as HM Land Registry if you own agricultural land.
Your property might not be registered if you owned it before 1990 and have not mortgaged it since. Check if your property바카라 사이트™s registered.
Once you바카라 사이트™re registered
Information about your property will be available to the public from HM Land Registry, including:
- the names of the owners
- a plan of the property바카라 사이트™s 바카라 사이트˜general바카라 사이트™ boundaries - the plan will not show where the exact legal boundaries are
You cannot opt out of your property information being publicly available.
If you live in Scotland or Northern Ireland
HM Land Registry only deals with land and property in England and Wales.
Scotland
Register your land or property with .
Northern Ireland
Register your land or property with .
2. Register for the first time
Land or property must be registered for the first time if it바카라 사이트™s unregistered when you take ownership of it or mortgage it.
Even if you do not have to register, registering voluntarily:
- gives you proof of ownership
- helps protect your land from fraud
- makes it easier to change, sell or give your property away in the future
You can register property yourself or get a solicitor or conveyancer to do it for you.
Register land or property for the first time
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Search the register to make sure your property is not already registered.
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Apply for a search from the Land Charges Department to search against all previous owners since 1925. They will send you the results.
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Fill in an application for first registration.
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Prepare a scale plan showing where the land is outlined, if it바카라 사이트™s not shown in the deeds.
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Find the forms you need depending on your circumstances and fill out 2 copies of the list of documents form.
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Find out the correct - this depends on the value of your property.
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Send your documents, forms and fee to HM Land Registry.
If you bought the property
Include the same forms as for registering for the first time and a 바카라 사이트˜transfer of whole of registered title바카라 사이트™ form.
If you inherited the property
Include the same forms as for registering for the first time and include either:
- a completed 바카라 사이트˜whole of registered title assent바카라 사이트™ form - the executor needs to fill this out if the property was in the name of a sole registered owner and it바카라 사이트™s been left to you in a will
- a completed 바카라 사이트˜transfer of whole of registered title바카라 사이트™ form - the surviving owner needs to fill this out if they jointly owned the property and you are inheriting a share
Contact HM Land Registry if you바카라 사이트™re unsure which form you need.
Other documents you may need
You may also need to send:
- a 바카라 사이트˜proof of identity바카라 사이트™ form if you are not a legal professional, such as a conveyancer
- a 바카라 사이트˜disclosable interests바카라 사이트™ form if there are unregistered interests in the property not mentioned in the deeds (such as a short-term lease or a right of occupation) - read detailed guidance on unregistered rights from HM Land Registry
- a Land Transaction Return certificate if you바카라 사이트™ve paid Stamp Duty (for a property in England and Northern Ireland) or (for properties sold in Wales or after 1 April 2018)
- a certified copy of the lease, if you바카라 사이트™re applying to register leasehold land or property
3. Change the registered owner name
You must apply to HM Land Registry to change the registered owner name for a property if you바카라 사이트™re either:
- the new owner of a property
- adding someone else as joint owner
How to apply
A solicitor or conveyancer may be able to apply for you. If you바카라 사이트™re a new owner, your solicitor or conveyancer may apply as part of the purchase.
Otherwise, follow these steps.
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Download and fill in an application to change the register.
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Fill in either a 바카라 사이트˜transfer of whole of registered title바카라 사이트™ form, if you바카라 사이트™re transferring your whole property, or a 바카라 사이트˜transfer of part of registered title바카라 사이트™ form if you바카라 사이트™re only transferring part of your property.
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Find out the correct fee. Use the 바카라 사이트˜Scale 2 fees바카라 사이트™ if you바카라 사이트™re transferring ownership of a property without selling it, for example as inheritance. if you바카라 사이트™re transferring part or all of a property as a sale.
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Send your documents, forms and fee to HM Land Registry.
4. Update or correct the register
You must tell HM Land Registry if anything in the register changes or it is incorrect.
Update or correct contact addresses
You can register up to 3 addresses (including email and non-UK addresses) with HM Land Registry for each property.
To change your contact details or those of other owners or agents send a request to update registered owners바카라 사이트™ contact address. You do not have to pay anything to do this.
Change your name
You must send HM Land Registry an application to change the register when you change your name. You do not have to pay anything to do this.
How to apply depends on which documents you can send that prove your name has changed. You바카라 사이트™ll get back any official certificates you send in after the register has been updated.
Use application form AP1 if you have any of the following documents:
- an official or certified copy of a certificate showing the name change, such as a marriage or civil partnership certificate
- a copy of a deed poll
- a statement of truth
- a statutory declaration sworn before someone able to take oaths
You must also send additional proof if you바카라 사이트™re not sending a certificate or using a conveyancer (for example a solicitor). When you send from AP1, include both:
- a filled-in confirmation of identity form in your new name
- a copy of an official document in your former name, such as a passport, driving licence or utility bill
If you바카라 사이트™ve changed your gender
Use application form CNG if you have any of the following documents:
- a gender recognition certificate
- a new birth certificate
- a letter from a UK-based medical practitioner (such as a doctor) confirming you바카라 사이트™ve changed gender
Send the completed form and one of the documents to the address on the form. You must send original documents, not copies.
If you바카라 사이트™re sending a gender recognition certificate, write 바카라 사이트˜Private and confidential바카라 사이트™ on the envelope.
Returning to your original surname
To return to your original surname after a divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership send HM Land Registry:
- application form AP1
- a copy of your marriage or civil partnership certificate
HM Land Registry will let you know if they need more information.
Stop your previous name being seen on old documents
Your previous name will still appear on any documents that were filed with HM Land Registry before you changed your name. Previous names cannot be changed but you might be able to stop them from being copied or inspected by making an exempt document application.
It costs:
- £12 per document for electronic applications - only businesses and organisations can apply electronically, for example conveyancers
- £25 per document for paper applications
You will need to fill in form EX1 and form EX1A.
Mortgage completion
You must tell HM Land Registry if a mortgage on a registered property is paid off (바카라 사이트˜discharged바카라 사이트™).
Usually your mortgage lender will do this for you automatically but they may send you a completed 바카라 사이트˜cancellation of charges바카라 사이트™ form.
Once you have this, fill in an application to 바카라 사이트˜cancel entries relating to a charge바카라 사이트™ and a confirmation of identity form.
Send all forms to the Citizen Centre.
HM Land Registry will update your details and tell you that the register has been updated.
Other changes
Transfer ownership of your property if you바카라 사이트™ve:
- sold it
- divorced or separated and want to remove an owner
- married and want to add an owner
- given the property away
Send your requests
Send completed forms to the HM Land Registry Citizen Centre.
HM Land Registry
Citizen Centre
PO Box 7806
Bilston
WV1 9QR