Land Registry practice guides are mainly intended for conveyancers and cover a range of topics on land registration practice and procedures. They are designed to assist solicitors and conveyancers to process transactions.

Further guidance material is available in the Education and training section on this website.

* These guides were updated as a result of the Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2008.

+ These guides were updated as a result of our new Fee Order for 2009, effective Monday 6 July 2009.

Adobe Acrobat Reader
Publications marked are in Adobe Acrobat format.

To view them, you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software. For technical assistance, please contact the technical support team at Adobe.

Sort the publications listed
To change the display order, click on a column heading.

Scroll bar problems
You may be experiencing a problem with scrolling. This is probably because your browser window has divided the page up with two separate vertical scroll bars on the right-hand side, one of them currently being hidden. To show the hidden vertical scroll bar, move along to the right of the bottom horizontal scroll bar. You can then move up and down the full page using a combination of the two right hand vertical scroll bars.

Publications menu
Our publication types are listed in the drop-down menu. Select a type to access the corresponding web page, or use the 'Forms & publications' link in the navigation.

All Publications

Title	Description	Date	File Size (Kb)
LRPG001	First registrations *	01/09/2009	286Kb

LRPG002	First registration of title where deeds have been lost or destroyed *	01/11/2008	187Kb

LRPG003	Cautions against first registration *	01/11/2008	118Kb

LRPG004	Adverse possession of registered land	01/08/2009	181Kb

LRPG005	Adverse possession of (1) unregistered land (2) registered land where a right to be registered was acquired before 13 October 2003	01/05/2010	1,711Kb

LRPG006	Devolution on the death of a registered proprietor *	01/11/2008	90Kb

LRPG007	Entry of price paid or value stated on the register	01/03/2003	57Kb

LRPG008	Execution of deeds *	01/01/2010	297Kb

LRPG009	Powers of attorney and registered land *	01/11/2008	138Kb

LRPG010	Official searches of the Index Map +	01/04/2010	137Kb

LRPG011	Inspection and applications for official copies * +	01/06/2009	101Kb

LRPG012	Official searches and outline applications	01/11/2009	2,776Kb

LRPG013	Official searches of the index of relating franchises and manors *	01/05/2010	189Kb

LRPG014	Charities *	01/04/2009	284Kb

LRPG015	Overriding interests and their disclosure	01/12/2005	141Kb

LRPG016	Profits a prendre in gross *	01/11/2008	101Kb

LRPG017	Souvenir land	01/03/2003	70Kb

LRPG018	Franchises *	01/11/2008	141Kb

LRPG019	Notices, restrictions and the protection of third party interests in the register	01/04/2010	423Kb

LRPG020	Applications under the Family Law Act 1996 *	01/11/2008	89Kb

LRPG021	Using transfer forms for less straightforward transactions *	01/01/2010	60Kb

LRPG022	Manors	01/03/2010	123Kb

LRPG024	Private trusts of land *	01/04/2009	263Kb

LRPG025	Leases � when to register *	01/04/2009	147Kb

LRPG026	Leases � determination *	01/11/2008	132Kb

LRPG026 Addendum	Leases determination	01/11/2008	26Kb

LRPG027	The Leasehold Reform Legislation *	01/11/2008	289Kb

LRPG028	Extension of leases	01/01/2010	109Kb

LRPG029	Registration of legal charges and deeds of variation of charge *	01/09/2009	1,206Kb

LRPG030	Approval of mortgage documentation	01/09/2009	824Kb

LRPG031	Discharges of charges	01/01/2010	338Kb

LRPG032	Applications affecting one or more Land Registry office * +	01/06/2009	122Kb

LRPG033	Large scale applications (calculation of fees) +	01/03/2010	59Kb

LRPG034	Personal insolvency *	01/11/2008	191Kb

LRPG035	Corporate insolvency	01/09/2009	160Kb

LRPG036	Administration and Receivership	01/10/2005	203Kb

LRPG037	Objections and disputes � A guide to Land Registry practice and procedures	01/03/2007	70Kb

LRPG038	Costs	01/08/2006	81Kb

LRPG039	Rectification and indemnity *	01/08/2009	122Kb

LRPG040	Land Registry plans : A summary of Land Registry plans records, Pre-registration requirements, Other plans related services	01/10/2005	2,077Kb

LRPG041	Developing estates - registration services	01/03/2003	84Kb

LRPG041-S1	Developing estates - registration services - Supplement 1 - Estate Boundary Approval	01/03/2003	57Kb

LRPG041-S2	Developing estates - registration services - Supplement 2 Estate Plan Approval	01/03/2003	58Kb

LRPG041-S3	Developing estates - registration services - Supplement 3 Approval of draft transfers and leases	01/10/2005	98Kb

LRPG041-S4	Developing estates - registration services - Supplement 4 Plot sales - transfers and leases	01/11/2009	89Kb

LRPG041-S5	Developing estates - registration services - Supplement 5 Detailed plan requirements and surveying specifications - guidance for surveyors	01/03/2003	581Kb

LRPG041-S6	Developing estates - registration services - Supplement 6 Voluntary application to note overriding interests	01/03/2003	58Kb

LRPG042	Upgrading the class of title	01/11/2006	94Kb

LRPG043	Applications in connection with court proceedings, insolvency and tax liability *	01/11/2008	539Kb

LRPG044	Fax facilities	01/01/2010	133Kb

LRPG045	Receiving and replying to notices by e-mail	01/10/2003	65Kb

LRPG046	Land Registry forms *	01/11/2008	161Kb

LRPG047	Transfers of public housing estates	01/08/2003	4,560Kb

LRPG048	Implied covenants *	01/11/2008	89Kb

LRPG049	Return and rejection of applications for registration *	01/01/2010	186Kb

LRPG050	Requisition and cancellation procedures *	01/01/2010	142Kb

LRPG051	Areas served by Land Registry Offices	01/01/2010	124Kb

LRPG052	Easements claimed by prescription *	01/11/2008	116Kb

LRPG053	Scheme Titles	01/03/2003	61Kb

LRPG054	Acquisition of land by general vesting declaration under the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981	01/02/2010	119Kb

LRPG055	Address for service *	01/01/2010	60Kb

LRPG056	Formal apportionment and redemption of a rent or a rentcharge that affects a registered estate	01/06/2009	58Kb

LRPG057	Exempting documents from the general right to inspect and copy *	01/11/2008	153Kb

LRPG058	Land Registry�s Welsh Language Scheme � register format	01/07/2008	53Kb

LRPG059	Receiving and replying to requisitions by email	01/08/2004	59Kb

LRPG060	Commonhold * +	01/09/2009	4,921Kb

LRPG061	Telephone Services (credit account holders only)	01/11/2009	70Kb

LRPG062	Easements *	01/11/2008	139Kb

LRPG063	Land Charges - Applications for registration, official search, office copy and cancellation	01/05/2008	164Kb

LRPG063 - addendum	Addendum to Practice Guide 63 - Bedford and Cheshire	01/01/2010	27Kb

LRPG064	Prescribed clauses leases *	01/09/2009	292Kb

LRPG065	Registration of mines and minerals *	01/11/2008	102Kb

LRPG066	Overriding interests losing automatic protection in 2013 *	01/11/2008	150Kb

LRPG067	Evidence of identity � conveyancers *	01/09/2009	331Kb

LRPG068	Amending deeds that effect dispositions of registered land +	01/07/2009	108Kb

LRPG070	Nil-rate band discretionary trusts	01/02/2010	75Kb

LRPG071	Electronic services	30/04/2010	89Kb