HM Land Registry is the government department responsible to the Lord Chancellor. It is responsible for keeping and maintaining the Land Register of England and Wales. The main purpose of Land Registry is to register title to land in England and Wales and to record dealings (for example, sales and mortgages) with registered land. Registration of land used to be voluntary, but is now compulsory. The Land Registry charges a fee for dealing with the registration of transfer of ownership on a scale dependent on the value of the transaction.
The land register is a record of all land registrations in England and Wales. Each register of title has its own number (the title number) and is split into three parts:
- The property register describes the property
- The property ownership register records who owns the property
- The charges register gives details of things like mortgages or rights that may affect the property adversely.
The Land Register has been open to the public and for a fee anyone can inspect the register and obtain a copy of any registered title. This can be done by post as well as by personal visit to the District Land Registry concerned. Further information can be obtained from the Customer Information Centre at any District Land Registry.
The Open Register can also be used to find out the name and address of the current owner of any registered property by completing Form 313 entitled "Who owns that property?" and posting it, together with payment of the £4.00 fee, to the Harrow District Land Registry at the address shown on the form. (This facility is only available by post).
You can contact HM Land Registry Headquarters at:
HM Land Registry Headquarters
32 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3PH
DX No:1098 London / Chancery Lane
TEL:020 7917 8888
FAX:020 7955 0110
GTN:2504
For more information about Land Register visit the web site at HM Land Registry
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