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...
Avoiding the simple errors that cause delays
Piranhi/Shutterstock.com Improving the speed of our services is our top priority. We continue to mak...
Using legal software to submit digital applications
Andrey Suslov/Shutterstock.com As of 30 November this year, applications into HM Land Registry are ‘...
Digital by default – the day has arrived
HM Land Registry has hit a major milestone following the publication of our 2022+ Strategy: we are n...
The HM Land Registry portal redesign
Since it was launched in 2009, our customer portal has become the front door into HM Land Registry f...
Working in user-centred design at HM Land Registry
Why user-centred design is so important HM Land Registry records ownership changes for every registe...
Why work in IT at HM Land Registry?
everything possible/Shutterstock.com IT Operations makes sure that vital land registration work can ...
Protecting your property from fraud: Form LL – the ‘counter-fraud’ restriction
A restriction in the property title register limits the owner’s ability to deal with the property....
What kind of joint ownership do I have?
Grand Warszawski/Shutterstock.com People often call our Customer Support Centre to ask about joint o...
How our new data strategy will support the UK economy
How our property data supports the UK economy Our data is a national asset and a crucial part of ach...
Unlocking automation for HM Land Registry
In a recent blog, Angie Clarkson explored how automation will transform our services. While the majo...
Making our services more efficient
At the end of August, we published our Strategy 2022+ and our three-year Business Plan. Alongside a ...
How can I get my urgent application to HM Land Registry fast-tracked?
Anyone browsing the property pages of a news website in the last year will have seen countless art...
Digital by default
Automation is at the heart of our plans to develop efficient and resilient land registry services, a...
How SearchLand is using our data to help land developers
SearchLand's co-founders: Archie Kennedy-Dyson, Arthur Goodhart and Hugh Gibbs SearchLand was a part...
Handy new checklist for lease extensions (surrender and regrants)
Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock.com HM Land Registry has published a handy new checklist for use when hand...