We register the ownership of land and property in England and Wales.
HM Land Registry safeguards land and property ownership valued at £8 trillion, enabling over £1 trillion worth of personal and commercial lending to be secured against property across England and Wales. The Land Register contains more than 26.5 million titles showing evidence of ownership for more than 89% of the land mass of England and Wales.
Anyone buying or selling land or property, or taking out a mortgage, must apply to us to register:
- Unregistered land or property
- Any new owner of registered land or property
- An interest affecting registered land or property, such as a mortgage, a lease or a right of way
- When considering each application, we use the law to decide whether and how it should be registered.