Guidance

Overriding interests and their disclosure (PG15)

The law relating to overriding interests for conveyancers and how it changed under the Land Registration Act 2002 (practice guide 15).

• From: HM Land Registry
• Published: 13 October 2003
• Last updated: 26 June 2017
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  1. 26 June 2017

     Section 2.1 has been amended in two places to replace the word ‘noted’ with ‘notice in the register'.

  2. 29 February 2016

     The guide was not updated in October 2013 when certain interests lost their overriding status. This error has now been corrected.

  3. 24 June 2015

     Link to the advice we offer added.

  4. 15 September 2014

     Welsh edition added.

  5. 13 October 2003

     First published.

Applies to England and Wales

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Practice guide 15: overriding interests and their disclosure

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This guide explains what overriding interests are and when you have to disclose them. The guide is intended principally for use by conveyancers, and references to ‘you’ should be interpreted accordingly. HM Land Registry staff will also refer to it.

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