How to check if your property is unregistered
The quick ways to tell, and how a Land Registry search confirms it for certain.
Read the guideGuides
Clear, accurate answers about unregistered property and first registration in England & Wales — written to help you decide, not to bamboozle you.
The quick ways to tell, and how a Land Registry search confirms it for certain.
Read the guideA plain-English explanation of the process, the benefits and what you end up with.
Read the guideSolicitor fees, Land Registry fees, and how the voluntary discount actually works.
Read the guideStatutory declarations, indemnity insurance and the class-of-title question.
Read the guideThe assent route, and why you can’t register in a deceased owner’s name.
Read the guideThe trigger events, the fee difference, and why doing it early pays off.
Read the guideRealistic timescales for the legal work and for HM Land Registry — and how to expedite.
Read the guideHow registration protects you, and how the rules differ for unregistered titles.
Read the guideWhat the title plan does and doesn’t decide about your boundaries.
Read the guideWhen leaseholds are unregistered, and how first registration applies.
Read the guideRegistering substantial or complex holdings, and why owners choose to.
Read the guideNext step
Skip the reading — send us the address and your situation, and we’ll point you to the right route.
No obligation. We respond within 2 hours during business hours and confirm a specialist solicitor within 24 hours.