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Building the service you need

Posted by: Simon Hayes, Chief Executive and Chief Land Registrar, Posted on: 16 April 2025 - Categories: Buying and selling property

We’ve made real headway on improving our speed of registration but it remains our number one priority.

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It's now even easier to add additional parties to applications in our portal

Posted by: Jonathan Leach, Associate Product Manager, HM Land Registry Customer and Strategy, Posted on: 4 April 2025 - Categories: Digital services
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After extensive user research, we have updated our Digital Registration Service to make things easier for customers and help reduce requisitions.

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Local Land Charges – the journey so far

Posted by: Rhonda Griffiths, Head of Programme Management and Policy, Posted on: 31 March 2025 - Categories: Local Land Charges
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Rhonda Griffiths, Head of Programme Management and Policy, gives us an update on how the Local Land Charges Programme is delivering the most ambitious geospatial data transformation ever attempted by a UK government.

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Asking for guidance part 4: A case of distribution in kind

Posted by: Mike Harrison, Senior Caseworker, Registration Services, Posted on: 26 March 2025 - Categories: Law and practice
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In which our expert caseworker considers an unusual question involving panel 8 of form TR1.

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How caseworkers investigate easements 

Posted by: Andrew Smedley, Registration Services, Posted on: 3 March 2025 - Categories: Law and practice
A footpath runs between fences, with a field and overhanging tree beyond the right-hand fence and a garden and row of cottages beyond the left.

A senior caseworker explains how HM Land Registry colleagues investigate easements, focusing on the importance of clear definitions and common problems with the power to grant.

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How we've enhanced our digital services

Posted by: Matthew Thomas, Digital Registration Service Product Manager, Posted on: 14 February 2025 - Categories: Digital services
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The move to digital is a crucial part of our efforts to speed up registration. Find out about the latest improvements to our services.

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