This advisory outlines temporary changes introduced by the HM Land Registry in May on how to validly sign documents being executed as deeds for Land Registry purposes through a five step process that ...

The UK housing minister has urged HM Land Registry to improve transparency of landownership and support leasehold reforms #UKhousing Matthew Pennycook wrote to HMLR on 4 February outlining his ...

HM Land Registry (HMLR) has successfully completed a trial that used a prototype developed with blockchain technology to buy property. The trial, which involved the sale of a semi-detached house in ...

HM Land Registry is a U.K. government department that holds ownership records for land and property in England and Wales. The property database, created in 1862, offers a government-guaranteed record ...

Automation work to speed up HM Land Registry applications by cutting down the number of checks that caseworkers have to do will not shift liability on to conveyancers, the organisation has insisted.

HM Land Registry says it will play a leading role in the property industry’s digital land registry adoption, which will also cut its own backlog by speeding up its services. The body has launched a ...

HM Land Registry has drafted a set of requirements aimed at encouraging digital identity checks and enable software developers to build easy-to-use and secure systems ...

Newcastle-headquartered Scott Logic has been awarded a two-year contract worth £9m with HM Land Registry to help it achieve its transformation programme. The department is responsible for more than ...

From December 9, HM Land Registry is increasing its fees for home buyers and sellers looking to access information services. This marks the first increase in more than ten years. HM Land Registry is ...

Nilesh (Neil) Sachdev has been appointed the new chairman of HM Land Registry. He replaces Michael Mire, who was given the role in 2016. Sachdev serves as chairman for several other firms and ...

Should conveyancers who supply complete and accurate data to HM Land Registry be charged lower fees than those who do not? That is one question being asked in an open call for evidence on simplifying ...

Newcastle-headquartered software consultancy, Scott Logic, has been awarded a two-year, £9m contract with HM Land Registry to help it achieve an ambitious transformation programme. HM Land Registry ...