DIY Land Registry

About DIY Land Registry

DIY Land Registry is an independent information website created to help members of the public understand common HM Land Registry processes.

The site explains forms, procedures, identity requirements, fees and common issues in clear language and provides practical self-help tools where appropriate.

DIY Land Registry is not HM Land Registry and is not affiliated with HM Land Registry.

What the site does

We provide general educational information and tools. We do not act for users in conveyancing transactions and we do not make Land Registry applications on their behalf.

Transactions covered by the checker

The eligibility checker currently considers gifts, transfers following divorce or separation, assents, certain proprietor name changes, seller-side sales, registration of private legal charges and transfers from directors to their company.

When to obtain professional advice

Property transactions can have significant legal and tax consequences. The DIY checker deliberately excludes purchases, the grant or acquisition of a lease, unregistered land, transactions affecting only part of a title, and certain institutional mortgage work.