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If you have changed your name (transgender and non-binary), use form CNG to update your name as a registered owner in our Land Register.
Use this form to change a proprietor’s name or address.
Use the AP1 form to change the register for a property including changing your name.
Form A55: Application for permission to change a child's surname (Section 28 Adoption and Children Act 2002).
How Business e-services customers can complete an e-CON application to change the name of a register proprietor through the portal.
Forms to change a name by Deed Poll, including application packs for adults and children.
Form for telling the Court Funds Office if you change your name by deed poll or after you get married.
If you're the parent or guardian of a child aged 18 and under, use these forms to put their new name on public record by 'enrolling' it at the Royal Courts of Justice. Includes guidance note (for minors).
If you're 18 or over, use these forms to put your new name on public record by ‘enrolling’ your deed poll at the Royal Courts of Justice. Includes guidance.
Change of Name
How to apply to remove land from a title plan and what happens once you have made your application.
Explanation of change of name in the United Kingdom.
How to apply for the class of title to a registered estate to be upgraded (practice guide 42).
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).
Section (2.01 - 2.70) last updated: January 2021.
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