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Prescribed clauses leases (PG64)

Information about the presentation of prescribed information in certain registrable leases (practice guide 64).

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HM Land Registry
Published:
9 January 2006
Last updated:
31 January 2025
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  1. Section 5.5.2.1 relating to the completion of prescribed clause LR5.2 explains the importance of completing this clause when the provisions of any of the following Acts affect the way in which HM Land Registry must deal with the application: Leasehold Reform Act 1967, Housing Act 1985, Housing Act 1988 and Housing Act 1996.

  2. Sections 5.11.3 and 5.11.4 have been amended to clarify that if an application is not made in paper form AP1 the information can be provided in a covering letter.

  3. Section 5.13.1 has been amended to include a link to other relevant guidance.

  4. Section 5.4.2 has been amended to clarify existing requirements. This is not a change in practice.

  5. Section 5.4.2, which deals with exclusions from the land being leased, has been amended to make it consistent with the information in section 10.2 of practice guide 62: easements.

  6. Section 5.9.3 has been amended to explain that a certain statutory right need not be entered in prescribed clause 9.3.

  7. Section 5.4 has been amended to remind conveyancers that both corporeal and incorporeal property might be excluded from the demise and so need to be covered in clause LR4.

  8. We have deleted the former section 3 that referred to an expired voluntary period for including prescribed clauses in leases and renumbered the following sections. Other minor amendments have been made relating to this change.

  9. Sections 6.2.1, 6.3 and 6.6 have been amended as, due to a change of policy, we no longer reject applications where prescribed clauses LR2.1, LR3 or LR6 are not completed.

  10. Section 5 has been amended as, due to a change of policy, we no longer reject applications where prescribed clauses LR2.1, LR3 or LR6 are not completed.

  11. Link to the advice we offer added.

  12. First published.

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Practice guide 64: prescribed clauses leases

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This guide gives details about HM Land Registry practice arising from the Land Registration (Amendment) (No 2) Rules 2005. These Rules introduced the presentation of prescribed information in certain registrable leases.

It is aimed at conveyancers and you should interpret references to ‘you’ accordingly.

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