Frequently used guidance |
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Title |
Date last published |
Target audience |
Type of guidance |
Next review |
Practice Bulletin 11 - Stamp duty land tax - clarification of rejection criteria |
Jan-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
This is an ephemeral item not subject to review |
Jul-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
This is an ephemeral item not subject to review |
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Practice Bulletin 13 - Discontinuing the use of watermarked paper |
Sep-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
This is an ephemeral item not subject to review |
Nov-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
This is an ephemeral item not subject to review |
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Practice Bulletin 15 - e-CSF (electronic charge in standard form) |
Jan-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
This is an ephemeral item not subject to review |
Apr-09 |
Legal profession and lenders |
Best practice |
This is an ephemeral item not subject to review |
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Jun-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
This is an ephemeral item not subject to review |
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Practice Bulletin 18 - Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2009 |
Sep-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
This is an ephemeral item not subject to review |
Sep-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Practice Guide 2 - First registration of title where deeds have been lost or destroyed |
Nov-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Nov-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Aug-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Nov-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Practice Guide 6 - Devolution on the death of a registered proprietor |
Nov-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Practice Guide 7 - Entry of price paid or value stated on the register |
Mar-03 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Sep-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Nov-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Jun-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Practice Guide 11 - Inspection and applications for official copies |
Jun-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Practice Guide 12 - Official searches and outline applications |
Nov-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Practice Guide 13 - Official searches of the index of franchises and manors |
Nov-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Apr-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Practice Guide 15 - Overriding interests and their disclosure |
Dec-05 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Nov-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Mar-03 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Nov-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Nov-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Practice Guide 20 - Applications under the Family Law Act 1996 |
Nov-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Practice Guide 21 - Using transfer forms for less straightforward transactions |
Nov-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Mar-03 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Practice Guide 23 - Electronic lodgement of applications to change the register |
Jul-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Apr-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Apr-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Nov-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Nov-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Nov-06 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Practice Guide 29 - Registration of legal charges and deeds of variation of charges |
Sep-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Sep-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Sep-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Practice Guide 32 - Bulk applications affecting one or more Land registry offices |
Jun-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Practice Guide 33 - Large scale applications (calculation of fees) |
Jun-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Nov-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Sep-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Oct-05 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Practice Guide 37 - Objections and disputes - A guide to Land egistry practice and procedures |
Mar-07 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Aug-06 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Aug-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Oct-05 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Practice Guide 41 - Developing estates - registration services |
Mar-03 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Mar-03 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Mar-03 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Practice Guide 41 - Supplement 3 - Approval of draft transfers and leases |
Oct-05 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Practice Guide 41 - Supplement 4 - Plot sales - transfers and leases |
Oct-05 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Mar-03 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Practice Guide 41 - Supplement 6 - Voluntary application to note overriding interest |
Mar-03 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Nov-06 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Practice Guide 43 - Applications in connection with court proceedings, insolvency and tax liability |
Nov-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Oct-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Practice Guide 45 - Receiving and replying to notices by e-mail |
Oct-03 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Oct-08 |
Legal profession and forms producers |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Aug-03 |
Legal profession and forms producers |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Nov-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Practice Guide 49 - Return and rejection of applications for registration |
Aug-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Aug-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Oct-09 |
Legal profession and members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Nov-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Mar-03 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Jun-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Nov-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Practice Guide 56 - Formal apportionment of a rent or a rentcharge that effects a registered estate |
Jun-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Practice Guide 57 - Exempting documents from the general right to exempt and copy |
Nov-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Practice Guide 58 - Land registry's Welsh Language Scheme - register format |
Jul-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Practice Guide 59 - Receiving and replying to requisitions by email |
Aug-04 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Sep-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Nov-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Nov-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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May-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Sep-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Nov-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Practice Guide 66 - Overriding interests losing automatic protection in 2013 |
Nov-08 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Sep-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Practice Guide 68 - Amending deeds that effect dispositions of registered land |
Jul-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Public Guide 1 - A guide to the information that we keep and how you can obtain it |
Oct-09 |
Members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Public Guide 2 - Keeping your address for service up to date |
Apr-09 |
Members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Aug-09 |
Members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Public Guide 4 - Protecting Matrimonial Home Rights under the Family Law Act 1996 |
Jun-09 |
Members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Public Guide 5 - Your rights under the Data Protection Act 1998 |
Mar-03 |
Members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Public Guide 8 - Registering title to land - the characteristics and advantages |
Aug-09 |
Members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Nov-07 |
Members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Nov-08 |
Members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Nov-08 |
Members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Public Guide 13 - Applications for first registration made by the owner in person |
Jun-09 |
Members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Jan-04 |
Members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Public Guide 15 - Your rights under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 |
Jun-08 |
Members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Public Guide 16 - "Free land and property" - advertisements about claiming land in England and Wales |
Mar-05 |
Members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Jun-08 |
Members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Nov-08 |
Members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Aug-09 |
Members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Nov-08 |
Members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Dec-08 |
Members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Public Guide 22 - Keeping your name in the register up to date |
Apr-09 |
Members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Oct-09 |
Legal profession and members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Jul-09 |
Legal profession and members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Jul-09 |
Legal profession and members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Landnet |
Sep-09 |
Legal profession |
Best practice |
Published quarterly |
Feb-09 |
Legal profession and members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Aug-04 |
Legal profession and members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Customer Service - Geographic Information Charter Standards Statement |
No date |
Legal profession and members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
Sep-08 |
Legal profession and members of the public |
Best practice |
When legislative or practice changes dictate |
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Register Development - Making property transactions easier for all |
2005/6 |
Legal profession and members of the public |
Best practice |
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Register Development - Voluntary first registration |
2005/6 |
Legal profession and members of the public |
Best practice |
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Register Development - Desktop guide for completing form FR1 |
2005/6 |
Legal profession and members of the public |
Best practice |