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Fast : Efficient : Resilient – land registration fit for one of the world’s most valuable property markets
How HM Land Registry is automating more services to build a brighter future.

“An innovative and useful tool” – the Digital Registration Service at work
A user-friendly, effective safeguard that also saves time: HCR Law’s experience of the Digital Registration Service.

Industry experts share digital transformation vision
The Digital Property Market Steering Group's launch event saw hundreds of industry experts come together under a shared vision to drive crucial digital transformation in the property market..You can see how the day unfolded and find conference materials, presentations and recordings on the group's LinkedIn page. You can also listen to the latest of the group's Property with a View podcasts, Imagining an improved property buying process, featuring Kate Faulkner OBE, Chair of the Home Buying and Selling Group.

August 2023 Transaction Data
In August we completed 1,795,490 applications to change or query the Land Register. The South East topped the table of regional applications with Birmingham at the head of the local authority area list.

Improvements to the portal
We’ve made some improvements to the portal, including now being able to view applications submitted via 3^rd party legal software and/or case management systems.

Searching for applications in the portal
Applications that have been submitted to us via 3rd party legal software and/or case management systems (CMS) will now appear alongside applications submitted through the portal when searched for in View Applications. This includes all applications made by yourself and your colleagues unless your organisation has opted out of the View Colleagues’ Applications function. If this is the case, only your personally submitted portal and CMS applications are listed.

All applications that have been submitted to us, either through the portal or 3^rd party solution, and those for up to 90 days after they were cancelled or completed, will appear.

There are some limitations.

• Applications submitted through 3^rd party software or CMS will not currently appear when using the 'colleague search' function.
• Completion/cancellation documents for applications submitted through 3^rd party software or CMS cannot be shown in View Applications – these can be accessed through the software used to submit the application.
• The 'Respond' button in the actions panel and the Reply to Requisition service will not appear for applications submitted through 3^rd party software or CMS.
• Applications submitted by post cannot be viewed in the portal.

Portal applications in 3rd party software or CMS
Portal applications are available to be viewed in 3rd party software or CMS. Speak with your provider to find out how to access our Estimated Completion Date API to make this possible.

News and updates
We have also added a News and updates section to the portal homepage which we’ll update regularly with the latest from HM Land Registry and any portal-specific updates.

Helping you prepare and submit high-quality applications
Our training hub provides quick and easy access to guidance and training materials on various topics to help you prepare and submit high-quality applications and use HM Land Registry services. New to conveyancing or in need of a refresher? Our self-service training package HM Land Registry Essentials will help you with the basics.

Practice guide updates
We have updated:

• Adverse possession of registered land (PG4):
• Adverse possession of (1) unregistered land and (2) registered land where a right to be registered was acquired before 13 October 2003 (PG5);
• Devolution on the death of a registered proprietor (PG6);
• Notices, restrictions and protection of third-party interests (PG19);
• The leasehold reform legislation (PG27);
• Discharge of charges (PG31);
• Requisition and cancellation procedures (PG50);
• Easements (PG62);
• Evidence of identity (PG67); and
• Statements of truth (PG73).

See our full Practice guides collection.

Practice and Process
Issue 7 of our Practice and Process newsletter includes a reminder that our identity requirements for personal representatives have now changed. We also highlight the amendments made to five of our practice guides in August. You can ensure you receive issue 8 by subscribing to Practice and Process now.

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