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Certificate of identity for a private individual (ID3)

Application form ID3 to prove your identity when lodging an application to HM Land Registry.

Updates to this page

From:
HM Land Registry
Published:
4 May 2020
Last updated:
25 November 2024
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  1. We have amended the guidance notes in the form to include a link to our Personal Information Charter which highlights how we deal with people’s personal data.

  2. Section 2.1 has been amended as we require the name of the regulatory body to be named. The guidance has been amended to clarify that any change or variation of name should accompany the form.

  3. Amendments have been made following a review of our policy regarding the authorised professions of those who are able to verify identity using form ID3. We have also removed the ability for authorised professionals to verify identity by video.

  4. Link to guidance for completing forms ID3 and ID4 added.

  5. We have amended the form as we have decided to continue with the practice we introduced in May 2020 as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19).

  6. We have amended the guidance notes in the form to (a) cross refer to practice guide 67A, and (b) clarify that identity can be verified by a person who has retired but worked in one of the stated professions before they retired.

  7. We have clarified that, where verification is made by way of a video call, the required screenshot must be in colour. Also we have clarified that we will accept a Channel Islands or Isle of Man passport to verify identity.

  8. We have added a guidance note to clarify that where the verifier verifies the identity of more than one person, they must provide each person with a copy of their personal details page.

  9. We've amended the guidance notes in the form to confirm that the parties involved in a transaction cannot verify each other’s identity. The verifier must be independent of the transaction to be registered.

  10. The form has been amended as a result of customer feedback.

  11. We have added the PDF version of the form.

  12. First published.

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

ID3

MS Word Document, 141 KB

ID3

PDF, 184 KB, 5 pages

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Details

Our current identity policy allows use of this form if you are an individual and not able to have your identity verified by a practicing conveyancer, for example a solicitor and you are sending one of the following applications to HM Land Registry. If you are able to have your identity verified by a conveyancer please complete form ID1. This form can only be used if both you and the person verifying your identity hold a full UK passport and the verifier has known you for at least one year.

  • Transfers (whether or not for value)

  • Transfers and deeds relating to the appointment or retirement of trustees

  • Leases (whether or not for value) that are being registered

  • Charges (mortgages) that are being registered

  • Discharge of a charge in form DS1

  • Release of a charge in form DS3

  • Surrenders of leases

  • Most voluntary and compulsory applications for first registration where the title deeds have been lost or destroyed

  • All other applications for compulsory first registration

  • Any person who is a party to one of the above transactions who is not represented by a conveyancer

You do not need to complete this form if the value of the land involved in the disposal does not exceed £6,000.

See practice guide 67: evidence of identity and completing form ID3 for further information.

Address

Send the completed form to our standard address.

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