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Return and rejection of applications for registration (PG49)

Advice on how to avoid the rejection of applications to change the register (practice guide 49).

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From:
HM Land Registry
Published:
13 October 2003
Last updated:
27 August 2024
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  1. The guide has been amended to reflect how applications should be made using our digital systems and, in section 4 to clarify that certified copy deeds and documents will only be accepted for a first registration application until October 2024.

  2. A new section 6.10 has been added to refer to the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 and evidence we must have before accepting an application to register an overseas entity as proprietor of a registered estate or disposals by an overseas entity.

  3. Section 1 has been amended to include existing practice on rejecting electronically lodged applications using HM Land Registry’s electronic Document Registration Service which are not submitted by the customer named in panel 7 of form AP1 or equivalent.

  4. Section 6.3 has been amended to clarify that we will not reject applications where panel 5 of form FR1 has not been completed or no fee has been lodged if they contain statutory declarations relating to adverse possession or lost deeds.

  5. Section 6.3 has been added as a result of a review of our rejection criteria on applications for first registration.

  6. Section 6.3.1 has been updated because we no longer reject applications where prescribed clauses LR2.1, LR3 or LR6 have not been completed.

  7. A reference to '5 business days' in section 3 of this guide has been changed to '5 working days'; a minor change has also been made to section 4 to cross-refer to our practice of accepting first registration applications with certified copy deeds only.

  8. Section 3 has been amended to confirm that we will not reject an application after it has been with us for five business days.

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Return and rejection of applications for registration (practice guide 49)

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This guide gives advice on how to avoid the rejection of applications to change the register. It gives examples of defects in applications that we consider to be serious enough to reject the application and return the papers.

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