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 details for our Commercial Arrangements Section.
Time updated:
6:00am, 17 June 2024
Approval of mortgage documentation (PG30)
Page summary:
How to apply for approval of standard forms of legal charge and related deeds used by lending institutions (practice guide 30).
Change made:
Section 3 has been amended as a result of a change of contact details for our Commercial Arrangements Section.
Time updated:
6:00am, 17 June 2024
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).
Change made:
Sections 4 and 7 have been updated to clarify how the well-established rule of survivorship affects joint proprietors and that personal representatives of a deceased joint proprietor are not entitled to be registered as proprietors.
Time updated:
6:00am, 17 June 2024
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 amended as a result of a change of contact details for our Commercial Arrangements Section.
Time updated:
6:00am, 17 June 2024
Private trusts of land (PG24)
Page summary:
Guidance on applications to register transactions involving trustees of land, aimed at conveyancers (practice guide 24).
Change made:
Section 5.1.1 has been updated to explain that when land is held on trust and a sole (surviving) proprietor remains, a personal representative of a deceased proprietor has no power to deal with the legal estate or act with the surviving proprietor unless formally appointed as a trustee of the legal estate.
Time updated:
6:00am, 17 June 2024
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 3.7.5 has been updated to explain that a sole or surviving proprietor will need to appoint one or more new trustees to join in the disposition, in order for a Form A restriction to be cancelled by way of overreaching.
Time updated:
6:00am, 17 June 2024
