GovWire

Overview

We are moving towards fully digital applications and away from paper-based electronic applications. Rather than a scan or a PDF, the details of the application are entered directly into our services or via a case management system and the data is captured digitally.

There are 2 ways to submit digital applications:

• the Digital Registration Service (DRS) in the HM Land Registry portal
• your own case management system or 3rd party legal software connected to our API platform.

Digital applications are quicker to create and process and see fewer requisitions due to automatic error checking. Requisitions for incorrect name and fee errors have been reduced by 40% for applications submitted through the Digital Registration Service.

The Digital Registration Service offers a guided process. No training is required.

Access the Digital Registration Service

For more information, see?Submit a digital AP1 form to HM Land Registry.

Digital Registration Service

If you use the HM Land Registry portal to upload scanned or PDF AP1 forms, you can submit digital applications using the Digital Registration Service within the HM Land Registry portal.

If youre not already a portal user, you canapply to our Business e-services.

The service today

Currently, the service can be used for:

• 90% of simple applications to update the register
• name checking against the register
• automatically calculating the applications fee

When to use the electronic Document Registration Service

Were continuously improving and adding to the Digital Registration Service. You can submit the majority of applications in the service, but not all.

You should currently use the Document Registration Service for:

• a small number of less frequent register updates, including change of name and address, transfer of charge and appointment of new trustee
• lease extension applications
• applications with 26 to 50 titles

For applications with more than 50 titles, contact the bulk application team.

For first registrations (FR1), you should submit applications by post.

The DRS landing page shows everything you can already do in the service, how to submit the few application types not yet covered, plus where to go for other application services.

Digital Registration Service roadmap

By 30 November we will add:

• new leases.

After November we will add:

• lease extensions
• the small number of remaining less frequent register updates
• the ability to edit your application prior to submission
• a fees calculator for leases and transfers of part
• additional save points as you build your application

Legal software

You can also connect to HM Land Registry and submit digital applications from your own in-house, case management system or legal software via 3rd party providers integrated with HM Land Registry.

To use a 3rd party system, your organisation must already have access to our portal.

Our list of our suppliers is regularly updated as we work with the market to provide our customers with a range of options.

If youre not already using one of these systems, email ChannelPartners@landregistry.gov.uk or see HM Land Registry: Business Gateway.

Events

If youd like to learn more ahead of the November switchover, we have an on-demand webinar available covering the Digital Registration Service.

Join the digital applications events mailing list

Resources

Case studies

• Birchall Blackburn Law (PDF, 95.7 KB, 1 page)
• Taylor Rose MW (PDF, 85.1 KB, 1 page)

Webinars

View our latest Digital Registration Service webinars.

Brochures

Download our:

• Digital AP1s HM Land Registry portal brochure (PDF, 654 KB, 8 pages)
• Digital AP1s Business Gateway brochure (PDF, 158 KB, 7 pages)

Video

Watch our 5-minute demo on submitting a transfer for value using the Digital Registration Service.

Five-minute demo: submitting a transfer for value using the Digital Registration Service

Roadmap

To see what features and enhancements were working on, see our Digital Services Roadmap.

Support

We have support measures in place for anyone who requires them.

Wed like to reassure you that if support is needed you will still be able to submit your applications via the Document Registration Service for a limited period of time after 30 November.

If you are finding that there are barriers to submit digital applications, please complete our short survey to tell us more