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Guidance: Top 10 Tips for tip-top applications

Land Registry

January 22
00:00 2024

In 2023, we sent almost a million requisitions, 70% of which came down to around 30 specific issues. None involved a certificate or consent, but collectively they took us and more importantly, our customers a huge amount of time and money to resolve.

We asked our caseworkers for their top tips, and created ten short videos designed to help you lodge complete and correct applications.

Aimed at staff who are new to conveyancing or post-completion teams, you can view the short videos individually, all together or download and add them to your own in-house training.

We also published extra training materials such as guidance to help reduce requisitions, a webinar about how to avoid requests for information and our quick wins for fewer requisitions document.

Names

Find out where the most common issues arise with names in applications and how to avoid them.

Top 10 Tips 1: Names - YouTube

More resources

Blog: Whats in a name?

Webinars:

Podcast:

Flowchart: Variation in names flowchart

Witness details

In 2023, we sent more than 52,000 requisitions over witness details. Find out how to get them right first time with our top tips.

Top 10 Tips 2: Witness Details (youtube.com))

More resources

Guidance: Practice guide 8: execution of deeds

Webinar: Execution of deeds

Type of ownership

Do you often forget to tell us how new proprietors are to hold the property? Watch this video for a catchy way to remember.

Top 10 Tips 3: Type of Ownership (youtube.com)

More resources

Blog: What kind of joint ownership do I have?

Guidance:

Identity

Find out when we need identity evidence and how to flawlessly fill out panel 13 of form AP1.

Top 10 Tips 4: Identity - YouTube

More resources

Guidance:

Video:

How to complete form ID1

Whats missing?

Watch this video for tips on what to check before you send your application.After names, its the second highest reason for a requisition.

Top 10 Tips 5: Missing Pages (youtube.com)

More resources

Webinar: Bitesize: Forms and Deeds

Wheres the evidence

Find out what missing evidence prompts a requisition and how to make sure you dont get one.

Top 10 Tips 6: Wheres the Evidence (youtube.com)

More resources

Guidance:

Dates and amounts

The deed is dated but you still got a requisition. Find out why and what to do if you dont know the price paid by watching this short video.

Top 10 Tips 7: Dates and Amounts (youtube.com)

More resources

Webinar: Bitesize: Forms and deeds

Deed in parts

We prefer to receive a single copy of a transfer, executed by all the parties. But if thats not possible, how do you make sure you dont get a requisition?

Top 10 Tips 8: Partly Right (youtube.com)

More resources

Webinar: Bitesize: Forms and Deeds

Plans and descriptions

Watch this video to find out what makes a tip-top plan that we can accept first time.

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