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    Making paper copies of official paper copies of register entries

    Land Registry consent

    • Permission automatically granted for Personal or Conveyancing purposes if conditions of use are adhered to
    • Consent required for all other uses and a charge may be made

    Land Registry Conditions of use

    • The copies are reproduced with no alteration or deletion
    • The original document supplied by ourselves is an official copy but copies made of an official paper copies cannot be regarded as such

    Printing paper copies from a pdf file containing a copy or an official copy of a title plan

    Land Registry consent
    • Permission automatically granted for Personal or Conveyancing purposes if conditions of use are adhered to
    • Consent required for all other uses and a charge may be made

    Land Registry Conditions of use

    • The copies are reproduced with no alteration or deletion
    • Printed copies from a pdf containing official copies in our view can be regarded as official copies provided that the pdf file has not been modified or corrupted and the printed copies are not modified or corrupted. Only a court can determine if such a document can be accepted as such

    Forwarding or saving a pdf file containing a copy or an official copy of register entries

    Land Registry consent
    • Permission automatically granted for Personal or Conveyancing purposes if conditions of use are adhered to
    • Consent required for all other uses and a charge may be made

    Land Registry Conditions of use

    • The copies are reproduced with no alteration or deletion
    • In our view if the pdf file is forwarded it will, provided it has not been modified or corrupted, constitute an official copy and a print from such an unmodified and uncorrupted pdf file will be an official copy. However, only a court can conclusively determine if such a document will be accepted as such

    Scanning official paper copies of register entries to produce a pdf/electronic copy

    Land Registry consent
    • Permission automatically granted for Personal or Conveyancing purposes if conditions of use are adhered to
    • Consent required for all other uses and a charge may be made

    Land Registry Conditions of use

    • The copies are reproduced with no alteration or deletion
    • A statement is included in the pdf that it is not a pdf issued by Land Registry and the copies are not to be regarded as official copies

    Reproducing specimen official copies of register entries for a book, article etc for educational purposes

    Land Registry consent
    • Consent required and a charge may be made

    Land Registry Conditions of use

    • Only specimen entries supplied by Land Registry Copyright Team may be used
    • Land Registry specimen entries are clearly marked "SPECIMEN" and must be reproduced with this marking
    • An acknowledgement of the source must be given
    • The Crown copyright statement must be reproduced
    • The specimen official copies are reproduced with no alteration or deletion