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Land Registration Manual is an authoritative source of technical and practical advice on all matters relating to registered land and interests affecting it.
The book's alphabetical (A to Z) approach allows practitioners to focus on the specific topic they are dealing with, knowing that the book will provide useful background commentary, along with clear guidance on the form and content of relevant Land Registry applications specific to that topic. The topics are geared to aspects of day-to-day practice rather than academic areas of law - making the book more accessible and more relevant to the needs of busy practitioners.
Fully updated to take account of all the changes in land registration law and practice arising both from legislative changes (including those introduced by the Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2018 Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 and arising as a result of Brexit) and case law (such as Antoine v Barclays Bank PLC [2018] EWCA Civ 2846 and Brown v Ridley [2025] UKSC 7). This new edition covers the usual subjects, but also many less frequently encountered topics which are often not covered elsewhere. Its coverage extends not only from transfers to leases, but from bare trusts to franchises; options to powers of attorney; and chancel repair to embankments and sea walls. Each topic contains accurate commentary to aid understanding and clear guidance on the relevant applications which may need to be made to complete a transaction or protect a client's interests.
This edition includes several new topics, including electronic signatures, land transparency and the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 and maladministration. The book also contains all the current versions of the standard form restrictions and the prescribed lease clauses, along with a list of Land Registry forms and other useful information, making Land Registration Manual an invaluable 'one-stop' source of guidance for busy practitioners at all levels of experience, enabling them to research topics and deal with matters quickly, efficiently and effectively.
Contents
Contents
Preface
Glossary of Terms and Author's Note
1 ACCESS TO NEIGHBOURING LAND ORDERS
1.1 Notice of a pending land action
1.1.1 Agreed notice
1.1.2 Unilateral notice
1.2 Agreed notice in respect of an access order
1.3 Agreed notice in respect of an order varying the access order
1.4 Restriction in respect of a licence
2 ACCRETION AND DILUVION
2.1 Registration of agreement
3 ADDRESS FOR SERVICE
4 ADMINISTRATIVE RECEIVERS
4.1 Amendment to address for service
4.2 Sale or other disposition by an administrative receiver
5 ADMINISTRATORS OF A COMPANY
5.1 Entry of appointment of an administrator in the register
5.2 Sale or other disposition by an administrator
5.3 Acquisition by company subject to an administration order
6 ADVERSE POSSESSION
6.1 Meaning of 'adverse possession'
6.2 Registration as a person entitled to be notified of an adverse possession application
6.3 Application under Land Registration Act 2002, Sch 6, para 1 for registration by person in adverse possession of registered land
6.4 Notice of an application based on adverse possession under Land Registration Act 2002, Sch 6, para 1
6.5 Application under Land Registration Act 2002, Sch 6, para 6 for registration by person in adverse possession of registered land
6.6 Registered charges
6.7 Additional defences to actions for possession
6.8 Transitional provisions
6.9 Application for first registration
6.10 Adverse possession and leasehold land
6.10.1 Adverse possession of leasehold land
6.10.2 Encroachment from leasehold land onto other land
6.11 Overriding interests
7 ADVOWSONS
8 AGREEMENT FOR LEASE
8.1 Agreed notice
8.2 Unilateral notice
8.3 Restriction
9 AGREEMENT FOR MORTGAGE
9.1 Agreed notice
9.2 Unilateral notice
9.3 Restriction
10 AGREEMENT TO PAY FURTHER CONSIDERATION
10.1 Restriction
11 AIRSPACE
12 ALTERATION OF THE REGISTER
12.1 Alteration pursuant to a court order
12.2 Alteration not pursuant to a court order
12.3 Costs and expenses in non-rectification cases
13 AMALGAMATION OF REGISTERED TITLES
14 ANNUITIES
14.1 Restriction
15 APPLICATION MANAGEMENT SERVICE
16 APPLICATIONS TO HM LAND REGISTRY
17 ASSENTS
17.1 Unregistered land
17.2 Registered land
18 ASSETS OF COMMUNITY VALUE
19 BANKRUPTCY
19.1 Petition in bankruptcy
19.2 Bankruptcy order
19.3 Bankruptcy entries under the Land Registration Act 1925
19.4 Registration of the trustee in bankruptcy
19.5 Vacating of office by trustee in bankruptcy
19.6 Sale by trustee in bankruptcy
19.7 Protection of purchaser from bankrupt
19.8 Bankruptcy of a joint proprietor
19.9 Administration of an insolvent estate
19.10 Cancellation of bankruptcy notice or bankruptcy restriction
19.11 Discharge from bankruptcy
19.12 Re-vesting of bankrupt's home
19.13 Annulment of bankruptcy order
19.14 After-acquired property
19.15 Voidable dispositions
19.16 Bankruptcy and home rights
19.17 Charging order in favour of trustee in bankruptcy
19.17.1 Agreed notice of the charging order
19.17.2 Unilateral notice of the charging order
19.17.3 Restriction where the charging order is over a beneficial interest
19.18 Disclaimer by trustee in bankruptcy
19.19 Insolvency proceedings commenced in another part of the United Kingdom
20 BARE TRUSTS
21 BONA VACANTIA AND ESCHEAT
22 BOUNDARIES
22.1 Determination of the exact line of a boundary
22.2 Party Wall etc Act 1996
23 CAUTIONS AGAINST CONVERSION
24 CAUTIONS AGAINST DEALINGS
24.1 Cautioner showing cause
25 CAUTIONS AGAINST FIRST REGISTRATION
25.1 Effect of a caution against first registration
25.2 Objection by cautioner
25.3 Withdrawal of a caution against first registration
25.4 Cancellation of a caution against first registration
25.5 Alteration of the cautions register
26 CHANCEL REPAIR
26.1 Caution against first registration
26.2 Agreed notice
26.3 Unilateral notice
27 CHANGE OF GENDER RESULTING IN A CHANGE OF NAME
28 CHANGE OF NAME
28.1 Change of name of private individuals
28.2 Change of name of corporate bodies
29 CHARGING ORDERS
29.1 Notice in respect of a pending land action
29.1.1 Agreed notice
29.1.2 Unilateral notice
29.2 Agreed notice in respect of the charging order
29.3 Unilateral notice in respect of the charging order
29.4 Restriction where the charging order is over a beneficial interest
29.5 Assignment of a charging order
29.5.1 Agreed notice
29.5.2 Unilateral notice
29.5.3 Form K restriction
29.5.4 Non-standard restriction to protect a charging order
29.6 Removal of charging order entries
29.6.1 Agreed notice
29.6.2 Unilateral notice
29.6.3 Form A restriction
29.6.4 Form K restriction
29.6.4.1 Automatic removal
29.6.4.2 Withdrawal of Form K restriction
29.6.4.3 Cancellation of Form K restriction
29.6.4.4 Cancellation of other restrictions
30 CHARITIES
30.1 Dispositions in favour of charities
30.2 Dispositions by charities
30.3 Transfers on sale or leases by non-exempt charities
30.4 Mortgages by non-exempt charities
30.5 Dispositions by exempt charities
30.6 Merger of charities
30.6.1 Dealing with property on merger
30.6.2 Registering gifts post-merger
30.7 Rentcharge titles
30.8 Appointment of new trustees
30.9 Incorporation of trustees of a charity
30.10 Corporation becoming a non-exempt charity
30.11 Change of status of charity
30.12 Change of name of charity
31 CHURCH OF ENGLAND
31.1 Application of the Charities Act 2011
31.2 Incumbent of a benefice
31.3 The Church Commissioners
31.4 Cathedrals
31.5 Diocesan boards of finance
31.6 Diocesan authorities
32 CLASSES OF TITLE
32.1 Titles to freehold estates
32.1.1 Absolute title
32.1.2 Qualified title
32.1.3 Possessory title
32.2 Titles to leasehold estates
32.2.1 Absolute title
32.2.2 Good leasehold title
32.2.3 Qualified title
32.2.4 Possessory title
33 COAL
34 COLLECTIVE ENFRANCHISEMENT
34.1 Notice served under Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993, s 13
34.1.1 Agreed notice
34.1.2 Unilateral notice
34.2 Application for vesting order under Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993, s 26(1)
34.2.1 Agreed notice
34.2.2 Unilateral notice
34.2.3 Restriction
34.3 Vesting order under Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993, s 26(1)
34.3.1 Agreed notice
34.3.2 Unilateral notice
34.3.3 Restriction
34.4 Vesting order under Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993, s 24(4) or s 25(6)
34.5 Transfer or conveyance to nominee or right to enfranchise company
34.6 Vendor's lien
34.7 Lease back by nominee or right to enfranchise company
34.8 Application for acquisition order under Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, s 28
34.8.1 Agreed notice
34.8.2 Unilateral notice
34.8.3 Restriction
34.9 Acquisition order under Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, s 28
34.9.1 Agreed notice
34.9.2 Unilateral notice
34.9.3 Restriction
34.9.4 Registering the change of ownership
34.10 Tenants' right of first refusal to purchase the reversion under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
34.11 Appointment of manager under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
35 COMMONHOLD
35.1 The commonhold association
35.2 The commonhold community statement
35.3 Applying to register a commonhold
35.4 Winding up or dissolution of a community association
36 COMMONS
36.1 First registration of common land
36.2 Dispositions of registered common land
37 COMPANIES
37.1 Registering UK companies as proprietor
37.2 Registering entities which are not a UK company as proprietor
37.3 Dispositions by UK companies
37.4 Dispositions by non-UK companies
37.5 Registration of a charge created by a UK company
37.6 Execution of deeds by UK companies
37.6.1 Execution by a company under its common seal
37.6.2 Execution by a company other than under a common seal
37.7 Execution of deeds by overseas companies
37.7.1 Execution under common seal
37.7.2 Execution in a manner permitted by the local law
37.7.3 Execution by signature of authorised person(s)
37.8 Merger of non-UK companies
37.8.1 Merger within a single jurisdiction
37.8.2 Cross-border merger
37.9 Related topics
38 COMPULSORY PURCHASE
38.1 Notice of the compulsory purchase order
38.2 Deed poll
38.2.1 Registered land
38.2.2 Unregistered land
38.3 General vesting declaration
38.3.1 Registered land
38.3.2 Unregistered land
39 CONSTRUCTIVE AND RESULTING TRUSTS
39.1 Entry of restrictions
40 CONTRACTS FOR SALE (INCLUDING SUB-SALE)
40.1 Agreed notice
40.2 Unilateral notice
40.3 Restriction
41 CONVEYANCERS
42 COPYHOLD
42.1 Caution against first registration
42.2 Agreed notice
42.3 Unilateral notice
43 CORRECTION OF MISTAKES IN AN APPLICATION OR ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENT
44 COSTS
44.1 Costs payable by HM Land Registry under the Land Registration Act 2002
44.2 Costs payable by HM Land Registry in connection with maladministration
44.3 Costs payable by a third party
45 CREDIT UNIONS
46 DAY LIST
46.1 Delivery and priority of applications
46.2 Day list information
47 DEATH OF APPLICANT FOR REGISTRATION
48 DEATH OF A REGISTERED PROPRIETOR
48.1 Death of a sole proprietor
48.2 Death of a joint proprietor
49 DEBENTURES
50 DEEDS AMENDING DISPOSITIONS OF REGISTERED TITLES
50.1 Amendment before application for registration
50.2 Amendment after application for registration but before completion of registration
50.3 Amendment after registration
50.3.1 Transfers
50.3.2 Leases
50.3.3 Charges
50.4 Related topics
51 DEMESNE LAND
51.1 First registration
51.2 Cautions against first registration
52 DEVELOPING ESTATES
52.1 Estate boundary approval
52.2 Estate plan approval
52.3 Approval of draft transfers and leases
52.4 Pre- and post-registration services on plot sales
53 DEVELOPING SCHEMES
54 DISPUTES
54.1 Objections
54.2 Referral to the Tribunal
54.3 Determination by the Tribunal
54.3.1 Should the Tribunal hear the dispute?
54.3.2 Case management
54.3.3 Withdrawal
54.3.4 Hearings before the Tribunal
54.3.5 Tribunal decisions
54.3.6 Appeals
54.4 Rectification of documents
55 DIVISION OF REGISTERED TITLES
56 ELECTRONIC SERVICES
57 ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES
57.1 Mercury signed documents
57.2 Conveyancer-certified electronic signatures
57.3 Mixed signing
57.4 Amendment of documents signed using conveyancer-certified electronic signatures
57.5 Qualified electronic signatures
57.6 Further information
58 EMBANKMENTS OR SEA OR RIVER WALLS
58.1 Caution against first registration
58.2 Agreed notice
58.3 Unilateral notice
59 EMPTY DWELLING MANAGEMENT ORDERS
59.1 Restrictions
59.2 Registration of leases granted by a local housing authority under an empty dwelling management order
59.3 Noting leases granted by a local housing authority under an empty dwelling management order
59.3.1 Agreed notice
59.3.2 Unilateral notice
59.4 Determination of leases
59.4.1 Closure of registered leases
59.4.2 Cancellation of agreed notice of lease
60 ENLARGEMENT OF LONG LEASES
60.1 Leasehold title unregistered
60.2 Leasehold title registered
61 EQUITABLE CHARGES
61.1 Agreed notice
61.2 Unilateral notice
61.3 Restriction where the equitable charge is over a beneficial
interest
61.4 Priority of equitable charges
61.5 Orders under Law of Property Act 1925, s 90
62 EQUITABLE EASEMENTS
62.1 Agreed notice
62.2 Unilateral notice
63 EQUITABLE INTERESTS
64 ESTATE, RIGHT OR INTEREST
65 EUROPEAN ECONOMIC INTEREST GROUPINGS
66 EXCLUSIVE USE
67 FEES
68 FIRST REGISTRATION
68.1 Legal estates capable of first registration
68.2 Compulsory first registration
68.3 Duty to apply for first registration
68.4 Application for first registration
68.5 Examination of title
69 FLOATING CHARGES
69.1 Agreed notice
69.2 Unilateral notice
69.3 Crystallisation of floating charge
70 FLYING FREEHOLDS
71 FOREIGN LAW
72 FORESHORE
73 FORMS
74 FRANCHISES
74.1 Caution against first registration
74.2 Agreed notice
74.3 Unilateral notice
74.4 First registration of a franchise
74.5 Dispositions of registered franchises
75 FRAUD OR FORGERY
75.1 Alteration and rectification
75.2 Indemnity
75.3 Restriction
76 FREEZING ORDERS, RESTRAINT ORDERS AND INTERIM RECEIVING ORDERS
76.1 Agreed notice
76.2 Unilateral notice
76.3 Restriction
77 FRIENDLY SOCIETIES
77.1 Friendly societies registered under the Friendly Societies Act 1974
77.2 Friendly societies registered under the Friendly Societies Act 1992
78 GIFTS
78.1 Unregistered land
78.2 Registered land
79 HISTORICAL INFORMATION
80 HM LAND REGISTRY
81 HOME RIGHTS
81.1 Home rights notice
81.2 Renewal of home rights notice
81.3 Cancellation of home rights notice
81.4 Cancellation of home rights caution
81.5 Home rights search by a mortgagee
82 HOUSING ACTION TRUSTS
82.1 Restrictions
82.2 Disposal of land
83 HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS
83.1 Registered housing associations
83.2 Registration of unregistered housing association as proprietor of land
83.3 Dispositions by unregistered housing associations
84 IDENTITY EVIDENCE
85 IMPLIED COVENANTS
85.1 Transfers of pre-1996 leases
85.2 Transfer of a registered estate subject to a rentcharge
86 INDEMNITY
86.1 Interest on indemnity
86.2 Limitation
86.3 Rights of Recovery
87 INDEMNITY COVENANTS
88 INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTARY ARRANGEMENTS
88.1 Agreed notice
88.2 Unilateral notice
88.3 Restriction
89 INHERITANCE TAX
89.1 Liability for death duties
89.2 Liability for capital transfer tax/inheritance tax
89.3 First registration
89.4 Nil-rate band discretionary trusts
90 INHIBITIONS
90.1 Effect of an inhibition
90.2 Cancellation of an inhibition
90.3 Modification or disapplication of an inhibition
91 INTERNAL WATERS
92 JOINT PROPRIETORS
92.1 Entry of Form A restriction
92.2 Death of a joint proprietor
92.3 Cancellation of Form A restriction
92.4 Related matters
93 LAND REGISTRY ACT 1862
94 LAND TRANSACTION TAX
95 LAND TRANSPARENCY
95.1 The beneficial ownership purpose
95.2 The contractual control purpose
95.3 The national security purpose
95.4 The information which must be provided
95.5 Providing the information
95.6 Enforcement
96 LARGE SCALE APPLICATIONS
97 LEASEHOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT
97.1 Notice under Leasehold Reform Act 1967
97.1.1 Agreed notice
97.1.2 Unilateral notice
97.2 Registration of transfer of the freehold
97.3 Discharge of registered charges on the freehold title
97.4 Rentcharges
97.5 Rights and burdens under Leasehold Reform Act 1967, s 10
97.6 Estate Management Scheme under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967
98 LEASES
98.1 Leases granted out of unregistered estates
98.2 Leases which are registrable dispositions
98.3 Leases of land not exceeding 7 years
98.3.1 Agreed notice
98.3.2 Unilateral notice
98.4 Leases which are incapable of substantive registration
98.5 Noting of leases
98.6 Prescribed clauses leases
98.7 Registration of leases which are registrable dispositions
98.8 Long leases of houses
98.9 Leases for life or determinable on death, marriage or civil partnership
98.10 Variation of a lease
98.10.1 Deeds of variation varying the term
98.10.2 Deeds of variation varying the extent
98.11 Noting a declaration under the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022
98.12 Acquisition of an extended lease under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967
98.12.1 Agreed notice
98.12.2 Unilateral notice
98.12.3 Registration of extended lease
98.13 Acquisition of a lease under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993
98.13.1 Notice to acquire new lease
98.13.1.1 Agreed notice
98.13.1.2 Unilateral notice
98.13.2 Application for vesting order
98.13.2.1 Agreed notice
98.13.2.2 Unilateral notice
98.13.2.3 Restriction
98.13.3 Vesting order
98.13.3.1 Agreed notice
98.13.3.2 Unilateral notice
98.13.3.3 Restriction
98.13.4 Grant of new lease
98.14 Easements in leases
98.14.1 Easements granted
98.14.2 Easements reserved
98.14.3 Easements in unregistered leases
98.14.3.1 Easements granted
98.14.3.2 Easements reserved
98.14.4 Equitable easements in leases
98.15 Restrictive covenants in leases
98.15.1 Covenants given by the landlord relating to other land
98.15.2 Tenant covenants
98.15.2.1 Agreed notice
98.15.3 Unilateral notice
98.16 Apportionment of rent
98.17 Extensions of leases (other than under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 or the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993)
98.17.1 Where the new lease takes immediate effect
98.17.2 Where the new lease commences on a future date
98.18 Determination of registered leases
98.18.1 Form of application
98.18.2 Incumbrances affecting the determined lease
98.18.3 Merger
98.18.4 Surrender by deed
98.18.5 Surrender by operation of law
98.18.6 Disclaimer
98.18.7 Effluxion of time
98.18.8 Forfeiture
98.18.9 Notice
98.18.10 Frustration
98.18.11 Enlargement
98.19 Cancellation of a noted lease
98.20 Right to determine a registered lease
99 LEGAL AID
100 LEGAL CHARGES
100.1 Charges of registered land
100.2 Digital charges
100.3 Charges subsisting at the time of first registration
100.4 Approved forms of charge
100.5 Further advances
100.6 Collateral charges
100.7 Priorities
100.8 Consolidation
100.9 Deeds of variation
100.10 Remedies of a registered chargee
100.10.1 Power of sale
100.10.2 Foreclosure
100.11 Discharge of registered charge
100.12 Sub-charges
100.13 Transfer of charge
100.14 Related topics
101 LEGAL EASEMENTS
101.1 Legal easements on first registration
101.1.1 Beneficial easements
101.1.2 Subjective easements
101.2 Legal easements arising after first registration
101.3 Prescriptive easements
101.4 Unregistered legal easements which override registered dispositions
101.5 Extinguishment of easements
101.6 Related topics
102 LEGAL ESTATES
103 LEGAL INTERESTS
104 LICENCES
105 LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS
105.1 Registration of a UK limited liability partnership as proprietor
105.2 Registration of charge created by a UK limited liability partnership
105.3 Execution of deeds by limited liability partnerships
105.4 Conversion of a partnership or corporate body to a limited liability partnership
105.5 Dissolution of a limited liability partnership
105.6 Registration of an overseas limited liability partnership as proprietor
106 LIMITED OWNER'S CHARGE
107 LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS
107.1 Registration and entry of restriction(s)
108 LIQUIDATORS
108.1 Entry of notice of liquidator's appointment
108.2 Evidence of appointment
108.2.1 Creditors' voluntary winding-up
108.2.2 Members' voluntary winding-up
108.2.3 Winding-up by the court
108.3 Dispositions by a liquidator
108.4 Disclaimer by a liquidator
108.4.1 Registered disclaimed lease
108.4.2 Unregistered disclaimed lease
108.4.3 Vesting order relating to registered disclaimed lease
108.4.4 Disclaimer of registered freehold estate
108.5 Dissolution
108.6 Liquidation of foreign companies
109 LOCAL LAND CHARGES
109.1 Introduction
109.2 Migration of the local land charges register to HMLR
109.3 Local land charges and the register of title
109.4 Monetary charges
110 LOST OR DESTROYED TITLE DEEDS
110.1 Application for first registration
110.2 Circumstances of the loss or destruction
110.3 Reconstruction of the title
110.4 Possession of the estate
110.5 Evidence of identity
110.6 Class of title
111 MALADMINISTRATION
111.1 Remedies for maladministration
111.1.1 Compensation
111.1.2 Consolatory payments
112 MANORS
112.1 Lordship of a manor
112.2 Transfer of a registered manor
112.3 Lease of a registered manor
112.4 Deregistration of a registered lordship of a manor
112.5 Manorial land
112.6 Manorial rights
113 MENTAL INCAPACITY
113.1 Address(es) for service
113.2 Registered land
113.2.1 Disposals of registered land
113.2.2 Acquisitions of land
113.2.3 Restrictions reflecting mental incapacity
113.3 Registered land held on trust
113.4 Severance of beneficial joint tenancy of registered land
113.5 Adverse possession of registered land
114 MERE EQUITIES
115 MINES AND MINERALS
115.1 First registration of mines and minerals
115.2 Registered surface land
115.3 Transfer of mines and minerals out of a registered title
115.4 Lease of mines and minerals out of registered surface land
115.5 Profits à prendre
115.6 Overriding interests
115.7 Indemnity
116 MINORS
116.1 Transfer of land to a minor
116.2 Transfer of land to a minor jointly with an adult
116.3 Charge in favour of a minor or to a minor jointly with an adult
117 MISSING PERSONS
117.1 Recording the appointment of a guardian
117.2 Restriction
117.3 Dispositions
117.3.1 Sales, leases and charges to a third party
117.3.2 Transfers and leases to third parties not for value
117.3.3 Dispositions to the guardian
117.4 Resigning trusteeships
117.5 Execution of deeds
118 MORTGAGE CAUTIONS
119 NOTICES
119.1 Agreed notice
119.2 Cancellation of a notice other than a unilateral notice or a home rights notice
119.3 Unilateral notice
119.4 Registration of new or additional beneficiary of a unilateral notice
119.5 Removal of a unilateral notice
119.6 Cancellation of a unilateral notice
120 NOTICES OF DEPOSIT
121 OCCUPATION CONTRACTS UNDER THE RENTING HOMES (WALES) ACT 2016
121.1 Registration of an Occupation Contract
121.2 Noting an Occupation Contract
121.2.1 Agreed notice
121.2.2 Unilateral notice
121.3 Dealings with an occupation contract
121.4 Survivorship and succession
121.4.1 Sole contract holder
121.4.1.1 Substantively registered occupation contract
121.4.1.2 Noted occupation contract
121.4.2 Joint contract holders
121.5 Determination
121.5.1 Closing a registered title
121.5.2 Removing a notice of an occupation contract
122 OFFICIAL COPIES AND INSPECTION
122.1 Personal inspection
122.2 Official copies
122.3 Exempt information documents
122.4 Freedom of Information Act 2000
122.5 Environmental Information Regulations 2004
122.6 The United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018
123 OFFICIAL SEARCHES
123.1 Official search with priority
123.1.1 Lodging of official search
123.1.2 The 'search from' date
123.1.3 Official certificate of search
123.1.4 Priority period of official search
123.1.5 Effect of priority
123.1.6 Withdrawal of official search with priority
123.2 Official search without priority
123.3 Official search by a mortgagee in form HR3
124 OFFICIAL SEARCHES OF THE INDICES
124.1 Search of the index map
124.2 Search of the index of relating franchises and manors
124.3 Search of the index of proprietors' names
125 OPTIONS
125.1 Agreed notice
125.2 Unilateral notice
125.3 Restriction
125.4 Options contained in registrable dispositions
126 OVERAGE
127 OVERREACHING
128 OVERRIDING INTERESTS
128.1 Unregistered interests which override first registration
128.1.1 Leasehold estates in land
128.1.2 Interests of persons in actual occupation
128.1.3 Easements and profits à prendre
128.1.4 Customary rights
128.1.5 Public rights
128.1.6 Local land charges
128.1.7 Mines and minerals
128.1.8 Franchise
128.1.9 Manorial rights
128.1.10 Crown rents
128.1.11 Non-statutory rights in respect of an embankment or sea or river wall
128.1.12 Rights to payment in lieu of tithe
128.1.13 Rights in respect of the repair of a church chancel
128.1.14 Public-private partnership leases relating to transport in London
128.1.15 Rights acquired under the LA 1980
128.2 Unregistered interests which override registered dispositions
128.2.1 Leasehold estates in land
128.2.2 Interests of persons in actual occupation
128.2.3 Easements and profits à prendre
128.2.4 Local land charges
128.2.5 Crown rents
128.2.6 Rights to payment in lieu of tithe
128.2.7 Rights acquired under the LA 1980
128.3 Interests which cannot take effect as overriding interests
128.4 Duty to disclose overriding interests
129 OVERSEAS INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS
129.1 Insolvency proceedings commenced in a member state of the European Union (excluding Denmark) before Brexit
129.2 Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006
130 PARTNERSHIPS
130.1 Registration
131 PARTY WALL ETC ACT 1996
132 PENDING LAND ACTIONS
132.1 Agreed notice
132.2 Unilateral notice
132.3 Restriction
133 PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES
133.1 Registration of personal representative
133.2 Entry of restrictions
133.3 Dispositions by personal representatives
133.4 First registration
133.5 Inheritance tax, capital transfer tax and death duties
134 PLANS
135 POSITIVE COVENANTS
135.1 Restriction
135.2 Positive covenants imposed by statute
136 POWERS OF ATTORNEY
136.1 General powers under Powers of Attorney Act 1971, s 10
136.2 Other general and specific powers
136.3 Security powers
136.4 Enduring powers of attorney
136.5 Lasting powers of attorney
136.6 Powers of attorney by joint proprietors and other trustees
136.6.1 Trustee Act 1925, s 25
136.6.2 Trustee Delegation Act 1999, s 1
136.6.3 Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996, s 9
136.7 Gifts and dispositions at undervalue by an attorney
136.8 Powers more than 12 months old - evidence of non-revocation
136.9 Execution of deeds by an attorney
136.10 Powers of attorney given to receivers in debentures
137 PRE-SUBMISSION ENQUIRY SERVICE
138 PRIORITIES
138.1 Basic rule of priority
138.2 Special rule of priority
138.2.1 Registrable dispositions of registered estates for valuable consideration
138.2.2 Registrable dispositions of registered charges for valuable consideration
138.3 Inland Revenue charges
138.4 Priority of applications
139 PROFITS À PRENDRE
139.1 Legal profits à prendre on first registration
139.1.1 Beneficial profits à prendre
139.1.2 Subjective profits à prendre
139.2 Legal profits à prendre arising after first registration
139.3 Prescriptive profits à prendre
139.3.1 Registration of a prescriptive appurtenant profit à prendre
139.3.2 Registration of a prescriptive profit à prendre in gross
139.4 Unregistered legal profits à prendre which override registered dispositions
139.5 First registration of profit à prendre in gross
139.6 Registration of profit à prendre in gross created over registered land
139.7 Dispositions of a registered profit à prendre in gross
139.8 Extinguishment of profits à prendre
139.9 Related matters
140 PROPER OFFICE
141 PROPERTY ADJUSTMENT ORDERS
141.1 Agreed notice
141.2 Unilateral notice
141.3 Restriction
142 PROPERTY ALERT
143 PROPRIETARY ESTOPPEL
143.1 Agreed notice
143.2 Unilateral notice
144 PUBLIC AUTHORITY CERTIFICATES OF TITLE
145 PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP LEASES RELATING TO TRANSPORT IN LONDON
146 RECEIVERS APPOINTED UNDER THE LAW OF PROPERTY ACT 1925
146.1 Address for service
146.2 Sale by a receiver
147 RECEIVERS APPOINTED BY ORDER OF THE COURT
147.1 Restriction
148 RECTIFICATION
148.1 Rectification pursuant to an order of the court
148.2 Rectification other than pursuant to an order of the court
149 REGISTERED SOCIAL LANDLORDS AND PRIVATE REGISTERED PROVIDERS
149.1 Registration of registered social landlords or private registered providers as proprietor
149.2 Housing administration orders
149.3 Dispositions by registered social landlords or private registered providers
150 REGISTERED SOCIETIES
151 RENTCHARGES
151.1 Rentcharges created out of unregistered land
151.2 Registration of rentcharge created over registered land
151.3 Rentcharges granted by a UK company or UK limited liability partnership
151.4 Rentcharges which cannot be registered
151.5 Entry of notice of rentcharge
151.6 Dispositions of registered rentcharges
151.7 Transfer of registered estate subject to a rentcharge
151.8 Apportionment and redemption of rentcharges
151.9 Extinguishment of rentcharges
151.10 Adverse possession of rentcharges
151.10.1 Adverse possession of a registered rentcharge:
151.10.1.1 Application under Land Registration Act 2002, Sch 6, para 1 (as modified) for registration by a person in adverse possession of registered rentcharge
151.10.1.2 Application under Land Registration Act 2002, Sch 6, para 6 (as modified) for registration by a person in adverse possession of registered rentcharge
151.10.1.3 Transitional provisions
151.10.2 Adverse possession of unregistered rentcharges
152 REQUISITION, REJECTION AND CANCELLATION POLICY
153 RESTRICTIONS
153.1 Application for entry of restriction
153.2 Forms of restriction
153.3 Court order for entry of restriction
153.4 Obligatory restrictions
153.5 Compliance with a restriction
153.6 Updating a restriction
153.7 Application for an order that a restriction be disapplied or modified
153.7.1 Disapplication of a restriction, further evidence
153.7.2 Modification of a restriction, further evidence
153.8 Cancellation of a restriction
153.9 Withdrawal of a restriction
153.10 Restrictions entered under the Land Registration Act 1925
153.11 Inhibitions entered under the Land Registration Act 1925
154 RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
154.1 Restrictive covenants on first registration
154.2 Restrictive covenants and registered land
154.2.1 Agreed notice
154.2.2 Unilateral notice
154.3 Release, waiver or modification of restrictive covenants
154.4 Positive covenants imposed by statute
155 RETENTION, DESTRUCTION AND RETURN OF DOCUMENTS
156 RIGHT TO BUY AND RIGHT TO ACQUIRE UNDER THE HOUSING ACTS
156.1 Charges on landlord's title
156.2 Rentcharges
156.3 Statutory easements
156.4 Discount charges
156.5 Right of first refusal
156.6 Property to which Housing Act 1985, s 37 or s 157 applies
156.7 Preserved right to buy
157 RIGHT TO MANAGE COMPANIES
157.1 Recording the right to manage on the register
157.2 Consents and certificates given by a right to manage company
158 RIGHTS OF LIGHT AND AIR
158.1 Registration of rights of light and air
158.1.1 Light obstruction notices
158.2 Provisions relating to rights of light and air
158.2.1 Provisions in leases
158.2.2 Provisions on first registration
158.2.3 Provisions in dispositions and other dealings with registered land
158.2.4 The title benefitting from the provision
158.3 Further information
159 RIGHTS OF PRE-EMPTION
159.1 Agreed notice
159.2 Unilateral notice
159.3 Restriction
159.4 Rights of pre-emption contained in registrable dispositions
160 RIGHTS OF REVERTER
160.1 Restriction
160.2 Transfer to revertee
161 SEQUESTRATORS
161.1 Restriction
162 SETTLEMENTS
162.1 Settled land forms of restriction
162.2 Transfer of land into settlement
162.3 Registered land bought with capital money
162.4 Registered land brought into settlement
162.5 Proprietor ceasing in his lifetime to be tenant for life
162.6 Registration of special personal representatives
162.7 Transfer on death of tenant for life
162.8 Registration of statutory owner during a minority otherwise than on death
162.9 Minority where settlement arises under a will or intestacy
162.10 Changes to settlement
162.11 End of settlement other than on death
163 SEVERANCE OF A BENEFICIAL JOINT TENANCY
163.1 Restriction in Form A
164 SHARED OWNERSHIP LEASES
164.1 Registration of the lease
164.2 Staircasing
165 SOUVENIR LAND
165.1 Cancellation of entries relating to souvenir land
165.2 Application for registration by a third party
166 SPECIAL POWERS OF APPOINTMENT
166.1 Restriction
167 SPORTING RIGHTS
167.1 Profits à prendre, franchises and manorial rights
167.2 Corporeal fisheries
168 STAMP DUTY LAND TAX
169 STATEMENTS OF TRUTH
170 STATUTORY CHARGES
170.1 Registration
170.2 Restriction
171 STATUTORY VESTING
172 SUBROGATION
172.1 Unilateral notice
173 TIME SHARE
174 TITLE INFORMATION DOCUMENT
175 TOWN OR VILLAGE GREENS
175.1 First registration of a town or village green
175.2 Dispositions of a registered town or village green
176 TRANSFERS
176.1 Registration of transfer
176.2 Related topics
177 TRIBUNAL
178 TRUSTS OF LAND
178.1 Registration of trustees
178.2 Entry of restrictions
178.3 Dispositions by trustees
178.4 Powers of attorney granted by trustees
178.5 Vesting of registered land in new trustees
179 UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS
179.1 Registration of trustees
179.2 Dispositions by trustees
179.3 Change of trustees
180 UNITED KINGDOM ECONOMIC INTEREST GROUPINGS
181 UPGRADE OF CLASS OF TITLE
181.1 Upgrading possessory or qualified freehold to absolute
181.2 Upgrading possessory or qualified leasehold to good leasehold
181.3 Upgrading good leasehold to absolute
181.4 Upgrading possessory or qualified leasehold to absolute
182 VENDOR'S LIENS
182.1 Agreed notice
182.2 Unilateral notice
183 WRITS OR ORDERS AFFECTING LAND
183.1 Agreed notice
183.2 Unilateral notice
183.3 Restriction
APPENDICES
I HMLR OFFICES AND ADDRESSES
HMLR offices
HMLR addresses
II LIST OF FORMS
Schedule 1 forms
Schedule 3 forms
Commonhold forms
Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022
Certificates
Other forms
III LAND REGISTRATION RULES 2003, SCHEDULE 1A: PRESCRIBED CLAUSES LR1 TO LR14
IV LAND REGISTRATION RULES 2003, SCHEDULE 4: STANDARD FORMS OF RESTRICTION
V LAND REGISTRATION RULES 2003, SCHEDULE 3: FORMS REFERRED TO IN RULE 206
VI LAND REGISTRATION RULES 2003, SCHEDULE 9: FORMS OF EXECUTION
VII ECONOMIC CRIME (TRANSPARENCY AND ENFORCEMENT) ACT 2022 CERTIFICATES
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