Get Uk Hm Land Registry First Registration Copy Deeds Conveyancers Certificate 2020-2024

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.

Get a copy of the deeds Find out if the property or land is registered. Pay £3 to download a copy of the title register. If the deeds are marked as 'filed' in the register then HM Land Registry has a scanned copy. Fill in the deeds request form using the property's title number from the title register.

This Act was then followed by the Land Registration Act in 1925 but because areas became subject to compulsory registration at different times it was not until 1990 that land registration became compulsory across the whole of England and Wales.

Ownership of land has its roots in the feudal system established by William the Conqueror after 1066, but is now mostly registered and sold on the real estate market.

As of 2022, the amount of land unregistered in England and Wales stood at 12 per cent. Voluntary registration is possible, and efforts to encourage large land owners to do so contributed to a large drop in the amount of unregistered land from around 50% in 2005 to 20% in 2012.

About unregistered land Over 85% of land and property in England and Wales is now registered with us. Much of the land owned by the Crown, the aristocracy, and the Church has not been registered, because it has never been sold, which is one of the main triggers for compulsory registration.