HM Land Registry practice guide updates: August 2022 (PG19, PG74, PG82)
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:
Section 3.1.5 been updated to confirm that HM Land Registry will accept consents and certificates signed electronically by non-conveyancers as long as these documents are lodged by a conveyancer.
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 made:
Minor amendments have been made for clarification.
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:
The table in Appendix 1 has been updated to confirm that HM Land Registry will accept consents, certificates and application forms signed electronically by non-conveyancers as long as these documents are lodged by a conveyancer (see also practice guide 19). Conveyancers can now sign statements of truth in their own name using all forms of electronic signature. Statements of truth signed in this way must be lodged by a conveyancer.
