The Land Registry has published its estimated timeframes for when 90% of applications of any given type may be completed.
Routine ownership, mortgage and other changes to existing registered titles
Your application will be completed by:
| Average | 10 to 30 days |
|---|---|
| Almost all | 60 to 80 days |
More complex changes to existing registered titles
Your application will be completed by:
| Average | 80 to 100 days |
|---|---|
| Almost all | 150 to 185 days |
Note: these processing times exclude automated updates to existing registers, most of which are completed immediately. Examples of these include electronic discharge of mortgages and applications to register electronic restrictions
Transfers of part of a property and new leases
Your application will be completed by:
| Earliest | 202 days |
|---|---|
| Average | 424 days |
| Almost all | 448 days |
New housing registrations with prior estate plan approvals
Your application will be completed by:
| Earliest | 210 days |
|---|---|
| Average | 355 days |
| Almost all | 388 days |
Registering a property for the first time
Your application will be completed by:
| Earliest | 275 days |
|---|---|
| Average | 295 days |
| Almost all | 307 days |
If you or your client needs us to process the application quicker, please request an expedition. If there is no urgency and the estimated completion date has passed, please be assured that your application is protected and very important to us. We will contact you as soon as we are able.
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I am a Solicitor in a medium sized law firm dealing with a large volume of property instructions. The delays at the Land Registry is a huge cost to our business which is aside from the pressure received by lenders and third parties to register the properties with haste. The Land Registry need to be held accountable and need to work with businesses to resolve minor enquiries dealing with applications submitted. We all have to commit to SLA’s so why should the Land Registry be an exception! They need to apply common sense and raise requisitions that are necessary. There needs to be a call for further transparency to explain the delays as it is simply not acceptable.
I take it this is working days. Can this be shared with LMS and other portals so they can factor in when they need to chase us up for updates?