A new avoidable requisitions dataset is now available
Helping firms spot common issues, making it easy to understand where delays are happening and focus on practical improvements.
Law and practice
Protecting property rights: how HM Land Registry works with customers and regulators to improve conveyancing
By working together, we can safeguard the nation’s property rights and ensure that property transactions – and access to property information – remain safe, reliable and efficient for everyone.
Avoidable requisitions are falling: let’s keep it up
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Andrew Robertson, Head of Customer Policy, Posted on:
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Buying and selling property, Digital services, Law and practice
Avoidable requisitions are falling: What the latest data shows, what’s changing in the next dataset and where to find support.
Are you staying up to date with HM Land Registry?
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Nigel Sargeant, Communications Officer and Gavin Curry, Digital Communications and Editorial Officer, Posted on:
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Law and practice
Join the thousands of conveyancers and other property professionals who have signed up to HM Land Registry’s free monthly newsletters.
Legal estates and beneficial interests: what’s the difference?
In England and Wales, property ownership is divided into ownership of the “legal estate” and ownership of “beneficial interests”. This guide explains them in simple terms. It also touches on different ways two or more people can own property together.
Reducing requisitions: Trowers & Hamlins’ quality-led approach
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Michelle Crouch, Customer Engagement and Development, Customer and Strategy Group, Posted on:
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Law and practice
How one commercial firm keeps avoidable requisitions low by building quality into complex property work.
HM Land Registry portal to be refreshed
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Matthew Thomas, Digital Registration Service Product Manager, Posted on:
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Buying and selling property, Digital services, Law and practice
The design refresh is all part of HM Land Registry's efforts to continually improve customer services, drawing from customer feedback to provide the level of support expected from a modern digital government.
More HM Land Registry customers are saving time and money with right-first-time applications
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Andrew Robertson, Head of Customer Policy, Posted on:
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Buying and selling property, Data, Digital services, Law and practice
Application quality is increasing, but we still have work to do. Look out for your email with details of your avoidable requisitions score.
How HM Land Registry works to protect property owners
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Chloe Evans, Deputy Head of Counter Fraud, Posted on:
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Buying and selling property, Digital services, Law and practice
An understanding and awareness of property and title fraud, and how to guard against them, is critical in supporting our frontline defences as well as the wider public and business sectors – not just on the 25th anniversary of International Fraud Awareness Week but at all times.
How to deal with restrictions in the register
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Bethany Boothby, Assistant Land Registrar, and Andrew Smedley, Registration Services, Posted on:
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Law and practice
Senior HM Land Registry practitioners set out how best to tackle restrictions that are no longer fit for purpose.