Guidance

HM Land Registry Essentials

Our self-service training package will help you with the basics – whether you’re new to conveyancing or just need a refresher. This includes working with HM Land Registry, and preparing and submitting high-quality applications.

Applies to England and Wales

What HM Land Registry does

Start with our short (1:46) video explaining what we do, the information we hold and how we work on a day-to-day basis:

What does HM Land Registry do? - YouTube

How HM Land Registry fits into the conveyancing process

We play our part throughout the conveyancing process. Our short video (2:47) explains this in more detail, from providing estate agents with data to help them market a property, right through to registering the sale:

HM Land Registry and the conveyancing process - YouTube

Top 10 Tips for tip-top applications

Read our tips for improving the quality of applications sent to HM Land Registry.

Title register

Here we look at the 3 parts that usually make up a title register – the property, proprietorship and charge registers.

On-demand application workshop

Our application workshop has been designed with customers to help you submit quality applications to HM Land Registry and avoid requests for information (requisitions), which can significantly delay the registration process.

We send a requisition when we need clarification or more information about something in your application, so it’s worth getting it right first time.

We have split the workshop into five individual modules, so you can cover what you need, when you need it.

As well as how to avoid requests for information, we explore forms and deeds, execution, restrictions in the register and variations in names. Finally, there’s a chance to think like a caseworker – would you send a requisition?

Watch our essential videos for conveyancers, solicitors and other legal professionals.

Fees guidance

Our fee calculator will help you to identify the cost of each application type.

The fees flowchart helps with ‘Scale 2’ applications for transfers or assents for no monetary consideration, as these are not currently covered by the calculator.

The Registration Services fees guidance provides full details of our fees.

Fees webinars

Checklist

You can use our checklist when applying for registered land to help keep track of everything.

Our training hub

For more detailed training materials on a wealth of topics, head to our dedicated training and guidance hub.

Feedback

We really appreciate your comments, ideas and suggestions. So, if you have any feedback for us about this page or any suggestions for training topics and materials you’d like us to provide, please send an email to the team at training@landregistry.gov.uk.

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Updates to this page

Published 24 July 2023

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