Our technology

Land Registry has a strong track record in technological innovation and practice. Our new services are largely electronic, whether provided to our credit account holders or to the wider public through our websites. E-conveyancing, which will make the conveyancing process fully electronic, took a major step forward over the past year with the launch of the online Chain Matrix prototype on 29 March 2007.

As our intakes have risen, internal processing of casework has risen significantly. Our new production server has increased our internal computing capability. We have carried out a successful trial of new database technology. Following on from this a new strategy for a spatial information infrastructure has been endorsed.

Increasing numbers of visitors are being attracted to Land Register Online by features such as Aerial Land Locator, which identifies property titles using maps and aerial photos. Services delivered through our e-channels now generate around 15 per cent of our total income.

Access to information on Land Registry's website will be significantly improved with the creation of a new gateway known as a portal. This will give us greater flexibility in delivering services allowing us to serve different groups of visitors in the way that best suits them.

We're also deploying the latest technology within the organisation, most recently with the introduction of the HR Portal, an online HR, time management and payroll system.