Register land or property for the first time Fill in an application for first registration. Prepare a scale plan showing where the land is outlined, if it's not shown in the deeds. Find the forms you need depending on your circumstances and fill out 2 copies of the list of documents form.
Search the register. HM Land Registry holds records about most property or land sold in England or Wales since 1993, including the title register, title plan and title summary.
Since 1990, the Land Registry register has been open to the public.
Search the register. HM Land Registry holds records about most property or land sold in England or Wales since 1993, including the title register, title plan and title summary.
Where is the unregistered land? Around 15% of the land in England and Wales is unregistered: although it has an owner, their details have never been registered at Land Registry, but are held in private paper records. Usually, this land has been owned by the same family or institution for many decades.
You can obtain Official Copies of the Title Register, Title Plan and Filed Deeds directly from the Land Registry only by making a postal application using either form OC1 (for the Title Register and/or Title Plan) or form OC2 (for Filed Deeds).
Since 1 December 1990, the whole of England and Wales has been subject to compulsory registration. This requires registration of a conveyance of a freehold estate, a grant of a lease of more than 21 years, and an assignment of leasehold land with more than 21 years to run.