Guidance: First registrations (PG1)

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August 5

05:00 2024

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This guide deals with the procedure to be followed when applying for first registration of unregistered estates in land. It does not deal with the effects of registration or the characteristics of the various classes of title with which land may be registered.

The Registrar has made a Direction that means conveyancers can lodge certified copy deeds and documents instead of originals, provided they meet certain conditions. See section 4.4.4.1 for full details, or see the summarised instructions in our news announcement.

Remember to enclose the conveyancers certificate when lodging an application consisting entirely of copy deeds.

We only provide factual information and impartial advice about our procedures. Read more about the advice we give.

Returning original documents and deeds

HM Land Registry scans original documents and deeds when this is possible. Where they are scanned we will return them before we complete the case. ?In some rare instances we may ask you to send the original deeds and documents back to us for quality assurance purposes.?

?When we complete the case, we will send the official copy of the title plan and register through the portal wherever possible. If you do not have access to the portal you will receive the title plan and register by post.

Feedback for returning original documents

Fill in our feedback form to let us know your views on returning original documents and deeds lodged with first registration applications.

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You can join our free webinars for advice on a range of land registration topics and how to prepare quality applications.

Published 13 October 2003
Last updated 5 August 2024 +show all updates

5 August 2024
Section 4.3.7 has been amended to reflect that we will only acknowledge receipt of the application if you provide us with an email address.
20 November 2023
Section 5.4 has been amended to reflect a change to our practice regarding the evidence we require for first registrations based on assents.
13 March 2023
Section 4.1 has been amended to clarify our practice on how to apply for first registration when the estate owner has died.
23 December 2022
Section 5.8 has been updated as where an application for first registration is not based upon a disposition for value, we may, without further reference to you, make an entry relating to inheritance tax if you do not provide the appropriate evidence that it has been paid.
1 August 2022
Sections 4.2 and 4.3.6 have been amended to refer to changes made to form FR1 by the Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2022 which came into force on 1 August 2022.
4 April 2022
Section 4.6 has been amended. From 4 April we will be scanning first registration applications when we receive them. We will then process these applications electronically.
28 March 2022
Section 4.4.4.1 has been amended to confirm that, when submitting a first registration application on the basis of copy deeds only, any identity form can be either an original or a certified copy.
28 February 2022
Section 4.4.5 has been amended to clarify the Land Charges searches required on first registration.
4 October 2021
Section 4.4.4 has been amended to include a link to a form for the deposit of title deeds.
9 August 2021
Section 8.1 has been amended as a result of changes to unitary authority areas that came into effect on 1 April 2021.
1 June 2021
We have added information about the order in which we will scan applications from Monday 14 June.
27 May 2021
Sections 4.4.4 and 4.6 have been amended to mention that from 14 June 2021 HM Land Registry will scan some first registration applications to enable electronic processing of these applications. Where applications are scanned the deeds and documents lodged with an application will be returned after scanning to the customer.
21 May 2021
From 14 June 2021 we will scan original documents and deeds and return them before we complete the case.
8 March 2021
Section 4.4.4.1 has been amended to clarify existing practice.
2 March 2020
Section 4.4.3 has been amended to reflect current practice.
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