Handy new checklist for lease extensions (surrender and regrants)
We have created an at-a-glance guide for conveyancers to help with lease extension applications where the existing lease is being surrendered and a new lease granted.
Law and practice
Register of Overseas Entities: How it affects land transactions
Our initial guidance on how to comply with the Economic Crime (Transparency & Enforcement) Act 2022 provisions relating to properties.
Digital applications – 6 months to go
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Eddie Davies, Deputy Director – Digital Services (Head of Product), Posted on:
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Digital services, Law and practice
Six months ago, we told customers we had a year to switch to digital applications. Now at the midway point, we reflect on how far we’ve come in building out our digital application platforms and how customers are responding to the challenge of switching to digital.
Spring 2022 portal changes: View Applications
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John Taylor, Associate Product Manager, Posted on:
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Digital services, Law and practice
We've changed the name of our View My Applications service to View Applications as customers can now search for their colleagues' applications as well as their own.
Progress on the Register of Overseas Entities
Posted by:
Rachael Watts - Companies House (ROE implementation lead), David Cleasby - HM Land Registry (ROE implementation lead), Harry Murray - Registers of Scotland (ROE implementation lead) and Shauna Harley - Land Registers Northern Ireland (ROE implementation lead), Posted on:
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Law and practice
Under the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act, a new Register of Overseas Entities will be created and held by Companies House. Find out how the Act is progressing, and what will happen next.
What’s in a name?
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Andrew Robertson, Head of Customer Policy and Service Improvement, Posted on:
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Law and practice
Every year, we send more than 200,000 requests for information (requisitions) in relation to variations in names in applications, such as the spelling or order of names. We look at how to avoid these time-consuming requisitions, and what to do if you spot a name variation.
Electronic signatures: our new practice guide and the future
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Michael Abraham, Product Owner, Posted on:
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Buying and selling property, Digital services, Law and practice
We are excited to launch a new dedicated practice guide to signing deeds and documents electronically. We hope it will give clarity where required and encourage users who are new to electronic signatures.
What do we do with customer feedback?
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Richard Turner, Customer Insight and Experience Manager, Posted on:
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Law and practice
Our customers’ voices are central to the planning of services and products as well as measuring our performance. Find out how we gather feedback and how it influences our decision-making.
Trialling telephone requisitions
We are exploring reintroducing calls to resolve requisitions.
View My Applications will soon include your colleagues’ work
Soon you will be able to check in on your colleagues’ applications via the HM Land Registry portal.