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Security, speed, affordability: the benefits of lodging certified copies with first registrations

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Sending certified copies of deeds with first registration applications is faster, more secure and less costly than lodging original documents. Here’s how to make the most of the opportunity.

On track to data migration: how Stockton rose to the local land charges challenge

Openness and honesty have underpinned the hard work involved in migrating Stockton-on-Tees' data to the central Local Land Charges Register, says the council's Legal Practice Team Leader Alison Thomas.

Israel Spielman: clerk, soldier, HM Land Registry pioneer

Israel Spielman was perhaps our first colleague from an ethnic minority when he joined HM Land Registry shortly before the First World War. Today just over 5% of our staff declare they’re from a black, Asian and minority ethnic background, a figure we are striving to increase.

Delivering Local Land Charges and planning for the future

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Increasing the pace at which local authorities are joining our digital Local Land Charges Register is vital. Through listening to user feedback and identifying the scope and scale of the work required for each authority, we have developed a new regional approach to deliver a better experience.