Guidance

Contractual control agreements

Guidance on new requirements to provide information about agreements that give someone rights to control land.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
• Published: 9 March 2026

Applies to England and Wales

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Contractual control agreements

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This guidance explains new requirements to provide information about certain land agreements to HM Land Registry such as options, conditional contracts and pre-emption rights.

It sets out:

• who is responsible
• what information must be submitted
• when deadlines apply
• how the data will be published

This guidance supplements The Provision of Information (Contractual Control) (Registered Land) Regulations 2026.

Published 9 March 2026