What’s in a name?

iChzigo/Shutterstock.com Every year, we send more than 200,000 requests for information (requisition...

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Electronic signatures: our new practice guide and the future

Marko Aliaksandr/Shutterstock.com In August last year I wrote about the role of electronic signature...

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What do we do with customer feedback?

IhorZigor/Shutterstock.com Our customers’ voices are heard clearly across HM Land Registry. They are...

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We’re accelerating our move towards digital applications 

Last year we announced that, from November 2022, most AP1 applications to change the register via ou...

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Private sector collaboration helps Local Land Charges Programme delivery

everything possible/Shutterstock.com From Monday 31 January, some of our land registration fees will...

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View My Applications will soon include your colleagues’ work

insta_photos/Shutterstock.com From Monday 31 January, some of our land registration fees will increa...

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HM Land Registry fees are changing

anabaraulia/shutterstock.com From 00.01 am on Monday 31 January 2022, Scale 1 and Scale 2 land regis...

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Celebrating Geovation’s start-up successes – and seeking the next cohort

From Monday 31 January, some of our land registration fees will increase. See Fees review 2021 to 20...

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5 top tips to keep your property safe

Ivan Kruk/Shutterstock.com Combating fraud is a key priority for us at HM Land Registry. Over the pa...

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Digital applications will be game-changing – for you and us

The pandemic has changed the way we work over the past 20 months, especially in the use of technolog...

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Simplifying conveyancing: making our digital channels easier to use

Maridav/Shutterstock.com Our absolute priority at HM Land Registry is to make our services faster fo...

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Digital applications – making the future a reality 

Crane Hall and the Chantry near Ipswich was the first title registered in 1863 by its owner the MP S...

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We’re Customer Support, but who are we?

The Customer Support Centre occupies a unique position in HM Land Registry, using insight and expert...

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Containerisation in the public sector – a new platform to improve our services

adempercem/Shutterstock.com Here at HM Land Registry we’re constantly looking at ways to improve our...

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Automation in land registration

Over the last 18 months we have introduced electronic signatures in land registration and published ...

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What’s happening with electronic signatures in the property market? 

Photo by Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels One year ago, we took a revolutionary step that allows deeds si...

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Making the Land Registry webinars accessible by default

I joined HM Land Registry as a Registration Officer in October 2016. I've since worked in a variety ...

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Customers join new Business Gateway Community to have their say on development

Martial Red/Shutterstock.com On 12 May we launched the Business Gateway Community to an audience of ...

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Time-saving tips to speed up your planning applications

OoddySmile Studio/Shutterstock.com We know that delays cause frustrations for everyone. In order to ...

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In-form-ed consent

The story: You’ve been working for months on a deal that required the cooperation of the seller’s ex...

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Complex and challenging: why land registration takes time to master

At HM Land Registry, we regularly consult with our customers and know what they value most: our expe...

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Digital land registration – a vision for the future of digital conveyancing

The pace of digital change within our society is accelerating, as government, companies and organisa...

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Increasing our pace from the start

The Early Engagement Team in a meeting Engaging with local authorities The Local Land Charges (LLC) ...

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How can I remortgage online?

Our digital mortgage service Sign your mortgage deed is a simple way to sign remortgage deeds online...

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My pride in our big family community

In what has been a testing year for colleagues, this June HM Land Registry is celebrating Pride mont...

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An employer that cares for its carers is one I care about

Did you know that every day in the UK another 6,000 people take on a caring responsibility? That’s e...

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A year in the life of Local Land Charges

It has been a year since I was asked to lead HM Land Registry’s Local Land Charges Programme. This g...

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Balancing my faith and work

My name is Aishah and, after graduating from university, I joined HM Land Registry in January 2021 a...

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Why work for HM Land Registry?

Some people are lucky. They’ve always known they want to be a rocket scientist, marine biologist, br...

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Setting the standards for identity

Trismegist san/Shutterstock.com The impact of the public health guidelines and subsequent rise of re...

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