From 30 June, Land Registry no longer requires original documents to be sent when you apply to change the register of a registered property by post or electronically.
Only certified copies of deeds or documents need to be sent with applications.
Original documents received by Land Registry after this date will be accepted, but will be scanned and destroyed. If you are acting for a lender, you may still need to keep original documents in accordance with part 2 of the CML Handbook.
In this series of bitesize videos, our speakers give an overview of the key legal points covering a range of topics within Land Law.
Our Practice Advice Service outlines whether a firm of solicitors can decline to provide transaction forms
Clare Harman Clark, the Property Section chair, considers the difficulties of getting to grips with the Building Safety Act
Whether we like it or not, conveyancing practices will have to adapt to meet the demands of 21st century communications, says Peter Rodd
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has announced that it needs time for “further consideration” before pushing forward with plans for the privatisation of Land Registry.
Capital allowances specialist and Law Society partner, Catax Solutions, provides an update on the new capital allowances regime, five months after the changes came into force
