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- A guide to the information we keep and how you can obtain it (Public Guide 1)
- Keeping your address for service up to date (Public Guide 2)
- General Land Registry information (Public Guide 3)
- Protecting home rights under the Family Law Act 1996 (Public Guide 4)
- Your rights under the Data Protection Act 1998 (Public Guide 5)
- Registering title to land – the characteristics and advantages (Public Guide 8)
- What to do when a land owner dies (Public Guide 9)
- Bankruptcy petitions (Public Guide 10)
- Bankruptcy Orders (Public Guide 11)
- Applications for first registration made by the owner in person (Public Guide 13)
- The sale of "titles" and Land Registry (Public Guide 14)
- Your rights under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Public Guide 15)
- 'Free land and property'? Why you should beware adverts making such claims (Public Guide 16)
- How to safeguard against property fraud (Public Guide 17)
- Joint property ownership: the two kinds explained (Public Guide 18)
- Title plans and boundaries explained (Public Guide 19)
- Evidence of identity – non-conveyancers (Public Guide 20)
- Land banking schemes – warning – plots of land in England and Wales offered for sale claimed to have development or investment potential (Public Guide 21)
- Keeping your name in the register up to date (Public Guide 22)
- Applications by a creditor for a restriction to protect a charging order made by a court (Public Guide 23a)
- Application by a local authority for a restriction to protect a statutory charge arising under the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (Public Guide 23b)
- Applications by the Legal Services Commission for a restriction to protect a statutory charge arising under the Legal Services Act 1988 or the Access to Justice Act 1999 (Public Guide 23c)
- Applications by a trustee in bankruptcy for a restriction to protect a bankruptcy order made against one of joint proprietors (Public Guide 23d)
- INSPIRE (Public Guide 24)
- Registration and notices about mines and minerals, chancel repairs and manorial rights (Public Guide 25)
- Protect your property from fraud
- Our terminology explained
- Frequently asked questions
- Professional
- Data
- Media
- Commercial
Public guides
Our public guides cover a range of subjects and are designed to help you understand the most common aspects of land registration.
We can advise you about procedure but cannot give you legal advice. Please check our advisory policy for more information.
Guides are grouped by topic below and in number order in the left-hand menu.
Property ownership
- A guide to the information we keep and how you can obtain it (Public Guide 1)
- Joint property ownership: the two kinds explained (Public Guide 18)
- General Land Registry information (Public Guide 3)
- Your rights under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Public Guide 15)
- Your rights under the Data Protection Act 1998 (Public Guide 5)
Boundaries
- Title plans and boundaries explained (Public Guide 19)
Registering your property
- Registering title to land - the characteristics and advantages (Public Guide 8)
- Applications for first registration made by the owner in person (Public Guide 13)
Protecting against fraud
- How to safeguard against property fraud (Public Guide 17)
- Evidence of identity – non-conveyancers (Public Guide 20)
- 'Free land and property'? Why you should beware adverts making such claims (Public Guide 16)
- Land banking schemes – warning (Public Guide 21)
- The sale of "titles" and Land Registry (Public Guide 14)
Changing details held in the register
- Keeping your address for service up to date (Public Guide 2)
- What to do when a property owner dies
- Bankruptcy petitions (Public Guide 10)
- Keeping your name in the register up to date (Public Guide 22)
- Protecting home rights under the Family Law Act 1996 (Public Guide 4)
- Bankruptcy orders (Public Guide 11)
- Registrations and notices about mines and minerals, chancel repairs and manorial rights (Public Guide 25)
Help with correspondence from Land Registry
- Applications by a creditor for a restriction to protect a charging order made by a court (Public Guide 23a)
- Applications by the Legal Services Commission for a restriction to protect a statutory charge arising under the Legal Services Act 1988 or the Access to Justice Act 1999 (Public Guide 23c)
- Application by a local authority for a restriction to protect a statutory charge arising under the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (Public Guide 23b)
- Applications by a trustee in bankruptcy for a restriction to protect a bankruptcy order made against one of joint proprietors (Public Guide 23d)
Land Registry's public data
- INSPIRE (Public Guide 24)
Our practice guides are mainly intended for conveyancers and cover a range of topics on land registration practice and procedures.
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