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Execution of deeds (PG8) Page summary: Advice on the execution of deeds that are to be submitted to HM Land Registry (practice guide 8). Change made: Section 7 has been updated to provide further clarity

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Execution of deeds (PG8) Page summary: Advice on the execution of deeds that are to be submitted to HM Land Registry (practice guide 8). Change made: Section 12 has been updated to include a reminder

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Official searches (PG12) Page summary: How to make an official search and information on their purpose and effect (practice guide 12). Change made: The guide has been amended to provide clearer guidance for customers to

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Exempting documents from the general right to inspect and copy (PG57) Page summary: Guidance on exempting documents, obtaining a full copy and withdrawing exempt status (practice guide 57) Change made: Section 2.1 relating to how

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Electronic signatures accepted by HM Land Registry (PG82) Page summary: Information about the types of electronic signature accepted by HM Land Registry (practice guide 82) Change made: Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3.1 and 5.2 have been

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Adverse possession of registered land (PG4) Page summary: Guidance about adverse possession of registered land. Aimed at conveyancers (practice guide 4). Change made: Section 10 has been amended to clarify that a fee is currently

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Personal insolvency (PG34) Page summary: Find the effect of entries made in the register of title against a land owner who is subject to bankruptcy or insolvency (practice guide 34). Change made: Section 3.5 has

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Encouraging the use of digital technology in identity verification (PG81) Page summary: Information about HM Land Registry’s enhanced level of digital identity verification (practice guide 81). Change made: Section 5 has been added to explain

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Searches of the index of proprietors’ names (PG74) Page summary: Find out who can search against the name of an owner of land or registered mortgages and how to do it (practice guide 74). Change

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Charities: advice for applications sent to HM Land Registry (PG14) Page summary: Advice about applications to be sent to HM Land Registry to register transactions involving charities (practice guide 14). Change made: Section 1.3 has

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Evidence of identity (PG67) Page summary: This guide explains when evidence of identity is required and how it should be given. It is aimed at conveyancers (practice guide 67). Change made: Section 6.3 has been

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Registration of legal charges and deeds of variation of charge (PG29) Page summary: Advice for conveyancers on registration of legal charges and deeds of variation (practice guide 29). Change made: Section 4 has been amended

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Charitable incorporated organisations (PG14a) Page summary: Transactions involving charitable incorporated organisations, including their dissolution (practice guide 14A). Change made: Section 4.6.3 has been amended to clarify that a charitable incorporated organisation is a trust corporation

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Charging orders (PG76) Page summary: HM Land Registry’s guidance on charging orders (practice guide 76). Change made: Section 4 has been updated to explain that it will be unlikely for a Form K restriction to

HMLR Practice Guide updates: PG80 & PG67

Notices, restrictions and protection of third-party interests (PG19) Page summary: How to apply for a notice or restriction to protect a third-party interest in an estate (practice guide 19). Change made: Sections 3.1.5.8 and 3.7.2

HMLR Practice Guide updates: PG80 & PG67

Adverse possession of registered land (PG4) Page summary: Guidance about adverse possession of registered land. Aimed at conveyancers (practice guide 4). Change made: A new third paragraph has been added to section 7 to provide

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Charitable incorporated organisations (PG14a) Page summary: Transactions involving charitable incorporated organisations, including their dissolution (practice guide 14A). Change made: The guide has been amended to reflect how applications should be made using our digital systems.

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Statements of truth (PG73) Page summary: Information about the use of statements of truth in support of applications to HM Land Registry (practice guide 73). Change made: Section 1 has been amended as we no

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Devolution on the death of a registered proprietor (PG6) Page summary: What to do following the death of a joint, sole or last surviving proprietor of a registered estate, charge or mortgage (practice guide 6).

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First registrations (PG1) Page summary: Guidance for conveyancers on how to register unregistered estates in land for the first time (practice guide 1). Change made: Section 4.4.4.1 has been amended to refer to the withdrawal

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Notices, restrictions and protection of third-party interests (PG19) Page summary: How to apply for a notice or restriction to protect a third-party interest in an estate (practice guide 19). Change made: In the third paragraph

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Notices, restrictions and protection of third-party interests (PG19) Page summary: How to apply for a notice or restriction to protect a third-party interest in an estate (practice guide 19). Change made: We have updated section

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Exempting documents from the general right to inspect and copy (PG57) Page summary: Guidance on exempting documents, obtaining a full copy and withdrawing exempt status (practice guide 57) Change made: We have added a sentence

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Inspection and application for official copies (PG11) Page summary: How to apply to inspect or obtain official copies of leases and charges referred to in the register (practice guide 11). Change made: The guide has

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Restrictions and leasehold properties (PG19A) Page summary: A guide to restrictions on registered leasehold titles and what to do when complying with a restriction causes difficulties. Change made: The guide has been amended to reflect

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Notices, restrictions and protection of third-party interests (PG19) Page summary: How to apply for a notice or restriction to protect a third-party interest in an estate (practice guide 19). Change made: A new version of

HM Land Registry Guidance Updates for Conveyancers

Land registration: Practice guides Evidence of identity (PG67) Page summary: This guide explains when evidence of identity is required and how it should be given. It is aimed at conveyancers (practice guide 67). Change made:

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First registrations (PG1) Page summary: Guidance for conveyancers on how to register unregistered estates in land for the first time (practice guide 1). Change made: Section 4.3.7 has been amended to reflect that we will

Rentcharges (PG56) Page summary: Guidance on a variety of points which commonly arise in rentcharge applications, including formal apportionment and redemption (practice guide 56). Change made: Section 3 has been amended as a result of

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Electronic signatures accepted by HM Land Registry (PG82) Page summary: Information about the types of electronic signature accepted by HM Land Registry (practice guide 82) Change made: Sections 2.2 and 3.2 have been amended to

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Which practice guide has changed? Practice guide 6: devolution on the death of a registered proprietor When did it change? 17 June 2024 What has changed? We have amended sections 4 and 7. What does

Discharge of charges (PG31) Page summary: Guidance about discharges of registered and noted charges, aimed at conveyancers (practice guide 31). Change made: Section 2.11 has been amended as a result of a change of contact

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