LRG Part 01 – Registered land

The Eversheds Land Registration Guide is made available on the Property PSL website by kind permission of Eversheds LLP.

Part 1(1) - Registered Land - an overview of the law:

• What is the purpose of the land registration system?
• First registration of title to land and its effect;
• Which transactions involving registered land have to be registered?
• How can third parties protect their rights over registered land?
• What are restrictions on title?
• When are charges registrable?
• General registration issues.

Part 1(2) - the Land Registration Act 2002:

• Which leases need to be registered?
• Can documents be treated as confidential?
• What has happened to land and charge certificates?
• What additional interests now need to be registered?
• How have adverse possession rules changed?
• Can landlords' non-competition covenants be registered?
• What changes affect lenders?
• Why are addresses for service important?
• Does the Land Registry keep paper documents?

Part 1(3) - changes to the Land Registration Rules 2003:

• Changes to forms;
• Changes to restrictions;
• Identification rules;
• Statements of truth;
• Early completion procedures;
• Other procedural changes.