Important developments

Land Registry identity checks

Fraud – Land Registry identity checks for applicants and disponors who are not legally represented and where the application is being lodged by someone who is not a conveyancer

As from 3 March 2008 Land Registry requires evidence of identity when an application is made to register a:

• transfer
• lease
• mortgage, or
• discharge of a mortgage in paper form.

This change will apply to all applications to register one or more of the above transactions lodged on or after 3 March 2008.

For further information see our Public Guide 20 - Evidence of identity - non-conveyancers and FAQs. The guide explains what kind of supporting evidence you will need to provide and how to have your identity verified. Our guide and ID forms can be downloaded free of charge from our website or obtained from any of our local offices.

Please be aware that it is not necessary to personally take your application to a Land Registry office. Public Guide 20 explains how to obtain evidence of identity if you wish to send your application by post. We hope that you will understand why evidence of identity is needed and why, without this evidence, we will be unable to accept your application for registration.