Fees review 2021 to 2022
Published 3 November 2021
Applies to England and Wales
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Some of our land registration fees increased on Monday 31 January 2022. This guide contains the new fees which you have to pay when:
- you submit an application on or after 31 January
- an application is cancelled or rejected and you resubmit it on or after 31 January
Scale 1 fees
Apply by post
| Value | Old fee | New fee |
|---|---|---|
| £0 to £80,000 | £40 | £45 |
| £80,001 to £100,000 | £80 | £95 |
| £100,001 to £200,000 | £190 | £230 |
| £200,001 to £500,000 | £270 | £330 |
| £500,001 to £1,000,000 | £540 | £655 |
| £1,000,001 and over | £910 | £1,105 |
Apply using the portal or Business Gateway
Registration of all leases and transfers or surrenders which affect part of a registered title
| Value | Old fee | New fee |
|---|---|---|
| £0 to £80,000 | £40 | £45 |
| £80,001 to £100,000 | £80 | £95 |
| £100,001 to £200,000 | £190 | £230 |
| £200,001 to £500,000 | £270 | £330 |
| £500,001 to £1,000,000 | £540 | £655 |
| £1,000,001 and over | £910 | £1,105 |
Transfers or surrenders which affect the whole of a registered title
| Value | Old fee | New fee* |
|---|---|---|
| £0 to £80,000 | £20 | £20 |
| £80,001 to £100,000 | £40 | £40 |
| £100,001 to £200,000 | £95 | £100 |
| £200,001 to £500,000 | £135 | £150 |
| £500,001 to £1,000,000 | £270 | £295 |
| £1,000,001 and over | £455 | £500 |
*These new fees include the fee reduction for transfers of whole and surrenders of whole for registered titles when using the portal or Business Gateway (reduced by 55% compared with the increased fee for postal applications).
Voluntary first registration (reduced fee)
| Value | Old fee | New fee |
|---|---|---|
| £0 to £80,000 | £30 | £30 |
| £80,001 to £100,000 | £60 | £70 |
| £100,001 to £200,000 | £140 | £170 |
| £200,001 to £500,000 | £200 | £250 |
| £500,001 to £1,000,000 | £400 | £495 |
| £1,000,001 and over | £680 | £830 |
Scale 2 fees
Apply by post
| Value | Old fee | New fee |
|---|---|---|
| £0 to £100,000 | £40 | £45 |
| £100,001 to £200,000 | £60 | £70 |
| £200,001 to £500,000 | £80 | £100 |
| £500,001 to £1,000,000 | £120 | £145 |
| £1,000,001 and over | £250 | £305 |
Apply using the portal or Business Gateway
Registration of transfers of part, and all other Scale 2 applications that do not affect the whole of a registered title
| Value | Old fee | New fee |
|---|---|---|
| £0 to £100,000 | £40 | £45 |
| £100,001 to £200,000 | £60 | £70 |
| £200,001 to £500,000 | £80 | £100 |
| £500,001 to £1,000,000 | £120 | £145 |
| £1,000,001 and over | £250 | £305 |
Transfers of whole, charges of whole, transfers of charges and other applications of whole of registered titles
| Value | Old fee | New fee* |
|---|---|---|
| £0 to £100,000 | £20 | £20 |
| £100,001 to £200,000 | £30 | £30 |
| £200,001 to £500,000 | £40 | £45 |
| £500,001 to £1,000,000 | £60 | £65 |
| £1,000,001 and over | £125 | £140 |
*These new fees include the fee reduction for transfers of whole and surrenders of whole for registered titles when using the portal or Business Gateway (reduced by 55% compared with the increased fee for postal applications).
Other changes to fees and exemptions
New entry in the Land Register
Applications for a new entry in the register (under rule 79A right to manage by an RTM company) cost:
- £20 when lodged electronically
- £40 by post
Fees changes for historical copies
Each application for a historical copy of the register costs:
- £3 when lodged electronically
- £7 by post
Each application of an historical copy of a title plan costs:
- £3 when lodged electronically
- £7 by post
Register a notice of a lease
There is a new abatement providing that no fee is payable to register a notice of a lease, where the application accompanies an application for the registration of the grant of an easement contained in the lease.
Disclaimers of properties made by trustees in bankruptcy
There is a new exemption for a request to note disclaimers of properties made by trustees in bankruptcy, liquidators, Treasury Solicitor (on behalf of the Crown), or the Solicitor to the Duchy of Lancaster or to the Duchy of Cornwall.
Death of a proprietor
There is an amendment of the existing exemption about noting the death of a proprietor. The exemption now refers to a proprietor (rather than joint proprietor) and applies to the recording of the death of a sole proprietor as well as a joint proprietor.