HM Land Registry Practice and Process: September 2024 update

While we property practitioners await the much-heralded October budget, it is a timely opportunity to let our readers know of the most recent HM Land Registry process updates.

It has certainly been a busy time at the organisation with substantive changes to eleven Practice Guides, and all designed to drive efficiencies through the ongoing digital transformation program.

Key changes include:

Practice Guide 82: Electronic signatures accepted by HM Land Registry– A reformatting of content to assist with clarity of explanations;

Practice Guide 67: Evidence of Identity– A change in guidance around identity facility letters, now valid for 12 months; and

Practice Guide 49: Return and Rejection of Applications for Registration– Certified copy deeds and documents will only be accepted on an application for first registration application until October 2024.

The common theme which emerges from the monthly HM Land Registry updates is a focus on the importance of effective communication, and ease of access to information.

Furnished with such up to date information, we are able to act proactively in the best interests of our clients, and to ensure our own practice and processes are exactly as they need to be.

We look forward to providing further news in this subject area as soon as we receive it.

If you need any further information or legal advice, including conveyancing of a property in England, please contact our designated UKRE team Anna Douglass, Alastair Hargreaves, Caren Vidamour, and Hannah Damant, who will be delighted to assist.