Guidance

HM Land Registry avoiding requisitions

Information and guidance for avoiding requisitions.

• From: HM Land Registry
• Published: 9 March 2023
• Last updated: 13 February 2026
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  1. 13 February 2026

     Added transcripts of the podcasts.

  2. 5 February 2026

     Updated webinar links.

  3. 9 March 2023

     First published.

Applies to England and Wales

Webinars

Register to watch the following recordings:

• Execution of deeds (27 minutes)
• Execution of deeds by companies (14 minutes)
• Execution of deeds by individuals (7 minutes)
• Execution of deeds by local authorities (6 minutes)
• Execution of deeds by overseas companies (4 minutes)
• Execution of deeds by power of attorney (7 minutes)
• Restrictions (47 minutes)
• Restrictions – entry, removal, and compliance (60 minutes)
• Variations in names (20 minutes)
• Variations in names – Bitesize (7 minutes)

Podcasts

Listen to our experts talk in the following podcasts:

• Avoiding Variations in Names (15 minutes)
• Feedback and the Form RXC (12 minutes)

Download the transcripts:

• Variation in Names podcast transcript (ODT, 17.1 KB)
• Feedback and the Form RXC podcast (ODT, 14.1 KB)

Videos

Watch the following videos on our YouTube channel:

• How to avoid HM Land Registry requisitions (5 minutes)

Other training material

• Variations in names flowchart
• Checklist - applications for registered land
• Checklist - application for first registration

Further information

Read our guidance for more information on this topic:

• Practice guide 50 – requisition and cancellation procedures
• HM Land Registry requisitions
• Quick wins for fewer requisitions (ODT, 40.6 KB)