Building the service you need
I know that improving the speed of registration is our customers’ number one concern. It is the same...
It's now even easier to add additional parties to applications in our portal
BushAlex/Shutterstock.com From 31 March, customers are now able to add landlord and tenant details a...
Local Land Charges – the journey so far
GamePixel/Shutterstock.com The desire for quicker, simpler and cheaper conveyancing is driving a hos...
Asking for guidance part 4: A case of distribution in kind
Approximately 65% of complex applications receive requisitions. This is because some points are hard...
PAS 9980 – A watered-down unsafe, unsuitable and unwanted approach to fire safety
“We will prioritise residents and protect their interests, make sure that industry builds safe homes...
How caseworkers investigate easements
Sue Burton Photography/Shutterstock.com Registering easements is an important part of HM Land Regist...
How we've enhanced our digital services
Ground Picture/Shutterstock.com We have made a number of key improvements to our digital services ov...
Explaining easements – making the correct applications
CreativeMedia.org.uk/Shutterstock.com A senior HM Land Registry caseworker has penned this practice-...
Keeping a close eye on your property helps us prevent potential fraud
International Fraud Awareness Week 2024 takes place this week, seeing hundreds of organisations arou...
We are simplifying the registration of personal covenants
We are making the process by which we enter personal covenants in the register more consistent. Cust...
Assessing the viability of housing development sites
Viability co-founders Henry Mayell and Adria Tarrida Property technology (PropTech) start-up Viabili...
Are you paying too much for HM Land Registry services?
If you are looking for information about land or property in England or Wales, you will probably wan...
The scale and cost of requisitions
In part one of this blog, we explored how HM Land Registry is reducing the number of requisitions we...
How are we reducing the number of requisitions we send?
Chonlatee42/Shutterstock.com While our overriding focus is on reducing the age of our oldest applica...
It’s now much easier to add additional parties to Digital Registration Service applications
BushAlex/Shutterstock.com HM Land Registry now processes more than 1.5 million applications annually...
Improving our digital services
David Gyung/Shutterstock.com We have made a number of key improvements to our digital services over ...
Asking for guidance part 3: The case of the curious caution
Approximately 65% of complex applications receive requisitions. This is because some points are hard...
How Zero Down Lease is taking the fear out of leasehold extensions
Zero Down Lease took part in the Geovation Accelerator Programme in 2022. The programme is co-sponso...
We’ll need the original deeds
ULKASTUDIO/Shutterstock.com From October 2024 we will no longer accept conveyancer applications for ...
Changes to our address for service policy and practices
We are constantly looking to improve clarity and consistency, as well as aiming to reduce the number...
How sharing your experience helps to improve the Digital Registration Service
Thapana_Studio/Shutterstock.com HM Land Registry’s Digital Registration Service (DRS) was launched i...
Asking for guidance part 2: The case of the vexing restrictions
Approximately 65% of complex applications receive requisitions. This is because some points are hard...
Accounting for discounts and incentives in developer applications
Konmac/Shutterstock.com We receive a lot of applications that refer to discounts and incentives, but...
Can 6,700 Practice and Process subscribers be wrong?
Launching any new publication is an anxious time for everyone involved. Have we got the format right...
Amalgamation or merger – what’s the difference?
Gajus/Shutterstock.com At HM Land Registry we find that applicants sometimes mistakenly refer to ama...
Recognising the vital work of conveyancers
Reflecting on last week’s second National Conveyancing Week (NCW), we want to take this valuable opp...
Veya’s use of HM Land Registry data to speed up property transactions
Veya was a participant in the Geovation Accelerator Programme in 2019 – a programme which provides g...
Benefits of a collaborative approach
National law firm Blake Morgan LLP is one of our most prolific customers by volume of applications. ...
HM Land Registry wants your views
Gajus/Shutterstock.com HM Land Registry conducts quarterly customer satisfaction surveys through tel...
Tried and tested tips for reducing requisitions
@hsleathphoto HM Land Registry is working with customers to help drive down the number of requests f...