We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
Check if you're a joint tenant or tenants in common. Change from joint tenants to tenants in common, or tenants in common to joint tenants
This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg). You must decide which…
You can find out what type of joint ownership you have by checking…
This is called ‘severance of joint tenancy’. You should apply for a ‘Form…
You need the agreement of all the other joint owners to change from being…
You must apply to the Court of Protection if all of the following apply:…
This notice provides a glossary of Scottish land law terms.
Find out when transactions involving land and buildings are exempt from VAT.
Advice for British people buying property in Bulgaria, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements and more.
Form ST3: Statement of truth in support of an application for registration of land based upon lost or destroyed deeds.
Advice for British people buying property in Morocco, including information on legal advice, fraud, residence requirements, complaints and more.
How the Valuation Office Agency calculates your rateable value for business rates.
Manage the finances or property of a missing person, someone kidnapped or taken hostage, or in a foreign prison and not able to communicate. Apply to the High Court to be a guardian. You'll need a guardianship order.
We handle applications, appeals and references relating to disputes over property and land. Residential property disputes that we handle include: rent increases for ‘fair’ or ‘market’ rates leasehold disputes leasehold enfranchisement disputes about park homes improvement notices and prohibition orders...
A consultation launched today will ensure greater transparency and tackle corruption in the property sector, by making it clearer who owns land trusts.
Information on legal requirements and advice for British nationals buying property in France.
Use our verification services to improve the accuracy of property ownership data.
Information relating to the Renters (Reform) Bill which was introduced to Parliament on 17 May 2023.
The Empty Property Rate and demand in the rating hypothesis.
Forms AP1, FR1 and DS2: guidance on when evidence of identity must be lodged in support of an application for registration.
Sign up to HM Land Registry's free Property Alert service to help protect your property from fraud.
This list covers a large amount of Chancery work which is separate from the Business List. It includes the following types of work: Property landlord and tenant residential landlord and tenant commercial trespass/squatters mortgages land registry land – including title,...
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey.