Guidance

HM Land Registry portal: update a business unit account

How Business e-services customers (Business Unit Administrator role) can update their unit account details through the portal.

Applies to England and Wales

Manage business unit details and change address

Log in to the portal.

Select ‘Administrative Services’, then ‘Manage business unit’.

  1. This shows all the details relating to your business unit.
  2. To change details about the unit, use the links on the right hand side. To change the address details, select ‘Change address’.
Step 2

Change address

  1. You can change a part of the address or the whole address by overwriting the details with new information. You must have at least one postal address and (if it’s in the UK) include a postcode.
  2. Select ‘Next’.
step 3

Cascade details

  1. If any user accounts or groups have the old business address, you can update their details.
  2. Select ‘Save’.
step 4

Confirmation

  1. This shows confirmation of the update.
  2. If there are any groups or users who did not share the business unit address, they will appear in the ‘Non affected users’ section. If these user accounts need to be updated, this can be done individually.
  3. Select ‘Return to business unit’.
step 5

Change contact details and confirmation

Select ‘Change contact details’ to make amendments. Select ‘Save’ when all your changes are made.

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You’ll see a confirmation message when the changes have been successfully made.

Change ‘Document preferences’

  1. Select ‘Administrative Services’, then ‘Manage business unit’. This shows all the details relating to your business unit.
  2. To amend ‘Document preferences’, use the links on the right hand side, select ‘Change Document preferences’.
change document preferences 1
  1. You can amend your preferences to change how you receive the Register Completion Sheet (RCS) and Official Copies of the register.
  2. Select ‘Previous’ to return.
document preferences 2

You’ll see a confirmation message when the changes have been successfully made.

Logout

When you have completed your tasks, exit the system securely by selecting ‘Logout’ at the top of the screen.

Published 1 November 2010
Last updated 22 May 2017 + show all updates
  1. Information about 'Change document preferences' added.

  2. First published.