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You must register all land or property with HM Land Registry if you鈥檝e:

• bought it
• been given it
• inherited it
• received it in exchange for other property or land
• mortgaged the property

You do not usually need to register leasehold land or property if there are 7 years or less on the lease when you take ownership.

Your property might not be registered if you owned it before 1990 and have not mortgaged it since. Check if your property鈥檚 registered.

Once you鈥檙e registered

Information about your property will be available to the public from HM Land Registry, including:

• the names of the owners
• a plan of the property鈥檚 鈥榞eneral鈥� boundaries - the plan will not show where the exact legal boundaries are

You cannot opt out of your property information being publicly available.

If you live in Scotland or Northern Ireland

HM Land Registry only deals with land and property in England and Wales.

Scotland

Register your land or property with .

Northern Ireland

Register your land or property with .

Land or property must be registered for the first time if it鈥檚 unregistered when you take ownership of it or mortgage it.

Even if you do not have to register, registering voluntarily:

• gives you proof of ownership
• helps protect your land from fraud
• makes it easier to change, sell or give your property away in the future

You can register property yourself or get a solicitor or conveyancer to do it for you.

Register land or property for the first time

1. Search the register to make sure your property is not already registered.

2. Apply for a search from the Land Charges Department to search against all previous owners since 1925. They will send you the results.

3. Fill in an application for first registration.

4. Prepare a scale plan showing where the land is outlined, if it鈥檚 not shown in the deeds.

5. Find the forms you need depending on your circumstances and fill out 2 copies of the list of documents form.

6. Find out the correct - this depends on the value of your property.

7. Send your documents, forms and fee to HM Land Registry.

If you bought the property

Include the same forms as for registering for the first time and a 鈥榯ransfer of whole of registered title鈥� form.

If you inherited the property

Include the same forms as for registering for the first time and include either:

• a completed 鈥榳hole of registered title assent鈥� form - the executor needs to fill this out if the property was in the name of a sole registered owner and it鈥檚 been left to you in a will
• a completed 鈥榯ransfer of whole of registered title鈥� form - the surviving owner needs to fill this out if they jointly owned the property and you are inheriting a share

Contact HM Land Registry if you鈥檙e unsure which form you need.

Other documents you may need

You may also need to send:

• a 鈥榩roof of identity鈥� form if you are not a legal professional, such as a conveyancer
• a 鈥榙isclosable interests鈥� form if there are unregistered interests in the property not mentioned in the deeds (such as a short-term lease or a right of occupation) - read detailed guidance on unregistered rights from HM Land Registry
• a Land Transaction Return certificate if you鈥檝e paid Stamp Duty (for a property in England and Northern Ireland) or (for properties sold in Wales or after 1 April 2018)
• a certified copy of the lease, if you鈥檙e applying to register leasehold land or property

You must apply to HM Land Registry to change the registered owner name for a property if you鈥檙e either:

• the new owner of a property
• adding someone else as joint owner

How to apply

A solicitor or conveyancer may be able to apply for you. If you鈥檙e a new owner, your solicitor or conveyancer may apply as part of the purchase.

Otherwise, follow these steps.

1. Download and fill in an application to change the register.

2. Fill in either a 鈥榯ransfer of whole of registered title鈥� form, if you鈥檙e transferring your whole property, or a 鈥榯ransfer of part of registered title鈥� form if you鈥檙e only transferring part of your property.

3. Fill in a certificate of identity for a private individual.

4. Find out the correct fee. Use the 鈥楽cale 2 fees鈥� if you鈥檙e transferring ownership of a property without selling it, for example as inheritance. if you鈥檙e transferring part or all of a property as a sale.

5. Send your documents, forms and fee to HM Land Registry.

You must tell HM Land Registry if anything in the register changes or it is incorrect.

Update or correct contact addresses

You can register up to 3 addresses (including email and non-UK addresses) with HM Land Registry for each property.

To change your contact details or those of other owners or agents send a request to update registered owners鈥� contact address. You do not have to pay anything to do this.

Change your name

You must send HM Land Registry an application to change the register when you change your name. You do not have to pay anything to do this.

How to apply depends on which documents you can send that prove your name has changed. You鈥檒l get back any official certificates you send in after the register has been updated.

Use application form AP1 if you have any of the following documents:

• an official or certified copy of a certificate showing the name change, such as a marriage or civil partnership certificate
• a copy of a deed poll
• a statement of truth
• a statutory declaration sworn before someone able to take oaths

You must also send additional proof if you鈥檙e not sending a certificate or using a conveyancer (for example a solicitor). When you send from AP1, include both:

• a filled-in confirmation of identity form in your new name
• a copy of an official document in your former name, such as a passport, driving licence or utility bill

If you鈥檝e changed your gender

Use application form CNG if you have any of the following documents:

• a gender recognition certificate
• a new birth certificate
• a letter from a UK-based medical practitioner (such as a doctor) confirming you鈥檝e changed gender

Send the completed form and one of the documents to the address on the form. You must send original documents, not copies.

If you鈥檙e sending a gender recognition certificate, write 鈥楶rivate and confidential鈥� on the envelope.

Returning to your original surname

To return to your original surname after a divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership send HM Land Registry:

• application form AP1
• a copy of your marriage or civil partnership certificate

HM Land Registry will let you know if they need more information.

Stop your previous name being seen on old documents

Your previous name will still appear on any documents that were filed with HM Land Registry before you changed your name. Previous names cannot be changed but you might be able to stop them from being copied or inspected by making an exempt document application.

It costs:

• 拢12 per document for electronic applications - only businesses and organisations can apply electronically, for example conveyancers
• 拢25 per document for paper applications

You will need to fill in form EX1 and form EX1A.

Mortgage completion

You must tell HM Land Registry if a mortgage on a registered property is paid off (鈥榙ischarged鈥�).

Usually your mortgage lender will do this for you automatically but they may send you a completed 鈥榗ancellation of charges鈥� form.

Once you have this, fill in an application to 鈥榗ancel entries relating to a charge鈥� and a confirmation of identity form.

Send all forms to the Citizen Centre.

HM Land Registry will update your details and tell you that the register has been updated.

Other changes

Transfer ownership of your property if you鈥檝e:

• sold it
• divorced or separated and want to remove an owner
• married and want to add an owner
• given the property away

Send your requests

Send completed forms to the HM Land Registry Citizen Centre.