While recent media stories may have left homeowners fearing that property fraud is increasing dramatically, we can confirm that thankfully it remains relatively rare, in part due to some simple steps that people can take to protect their property.
This guide explains how powers of attorney work for property transactions and what HM Land Registry needs when registering property transfers. It covers different types of powers of attorney, how they're created and used, and special rules for gifts and undervalued sales.
Jeff Saunders, our Head of Service Delivery – People, Strategic Improvement & Planning, explores how our award-winning in-house training programme is helping to shape, develop and expand our casework capability and the impact it’s had on organisational performance.
We are improving the description of easements in title registers to ensure greater consistency, clarity and accuracy for all users.
Two new enhancements have been added to the portal, designed to save customers’ time and provide greater clarity on the progress of their applications.
We’ve made real headway on improving our speed of registration but it remains our number one priority.
After extensive user research, we have updated our Digital Registration Service to make things easier for customers and help reduce requisitions.
Rhonda Griffiths, Head of Programme Management and Policy, gives us an update on how the Local Land Charges Programme is delivering the most ambitious geospatial data transformation ever attempted by a UK government.
In which our expert caseworker considers an unusual question involving panel 8 of form TR1.
A senior caseworker explains how HM Land Registry colleagues investigate easements, focusing on the importance of clear definitions and common problems with the power to grant.