New fee order - effective Monday 6 July 2009
1. Scale 1 fees
A Scale 1 fee is payable on applications for:
- the first registration of a freehold or leasehold estate, franchise or profit;
- the registration of the grant of a lease;
- the registration of a transfer of a registered estate for monetary consideration;
- the registration of a surrender of a leasehold estate for monetary consideration.
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Amount or value £ |
New fee £ |
Previous fee £ |
Reduced fee for New fee £ |
Reduced fee for Previous fee £ |
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0-50,000 |
50 |
40 |
40 |
30 |
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50,001-80,000 |
80 |
60 |
60 |
45 |
|
80,001-100,000 |
130 |
100 |
100 |
75 |
|
100,001-200,000 |
200 |
150 |
150 |
110 |
|
200,001-500,000 |
280 |
220 |
210 |
165 |
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500,001-1,000,000 |
550 |
420 |
410 |
315 |
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1,000,001 and over |
920 |
700 |
690 |
525 |
2. Scale 2 fees
A Scale 2 fee is payable on applications for the registration of:
- a transfer of a registered estate otherwise than for monetary consideration;
- a surrender of a registered leasehold estate otherwise than for monetary consideration;
- a transfer of a registered estate by operation of law on death or bankruptcy, of an individual proprietor;
- an assent of a registered estate (including a vesting assent);
- an appropriation of a registered estate;
- a vesting order or declaration;
- an alteration of the register;
- a transfer of a registered estate made pursuant to an order of the Court (under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 or the Civil Partnership Act 2004);
- a charge;
- a transfer of a registered charge.
Note: In general terms, there is an abatement of the fee for the application for the registration of a charge if the application accompanies a Scale 1 or Scale 2 application. For example, in a typical house purchase, a Scale 1 fee would be charged for the registration of the transfer to the Buyer, but no fee charged for the registration of the charge (mortgage).
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Amount or value £ |
New fee £ |
Previous fee £ |
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0-100,000 |
50 |
40 |
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100,001-200,000 |
70 |
50 |
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200,001-500,000 |
90 |
70 |
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500,001-1,000,000 |
130 |
100 |
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1,000,001 and over |
260 |
200 |
3. Fixed fee applications
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Application |
New fee £ |
Previous fee £ |
| (1) To register:
(a) a standard form of restriction contained in Schedule 4 to the Land Registration Rules 2003 (the rules), or (b) a notice (other than a notice to which section 117(2)(b) of the Land Registration Act 2002 (the Act) applies), or (c) a new or additional beneficiary of a unilateral notice total fee for up to three registered titles affected additional fee for each subsequent registered title affected Provided that no such fee is payable if, in relation to each registered title affected, the application is accompanied by a scale fee application or another application which attracts a fee under this paragraph. |
25 |
20 |
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(2) To register a restriction in a form not contained in Schedule 4 to the rules - for each registered title |
100 |
80 |
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(3) To register a caution against first registration (other than a caution to which section 117(2)(a) of the Act applies) |
50 |
40 |
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(4) To alter the cautions register - for each individual caution register |
50 |
40 |
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(5) To close or partly close a registered leasehold or a registered rentcharge title other than on surrender - for each registered title closed or partly closed Provided that no such fee is payable if the application is accompanied by a scale fee application. |
50 |
40 |
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(6) To upgrade from one class of registered title to another Provided that no such fee is payable if the application for upgrading is accompanied by a scale fee application. |
50 |
40 |
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(7) To cancel an entry in the register of notice of an unregistered rentcharge which has determined - for each registered title affected Provided that no such fee is payable if the application is accompanied by a scale fee application. |
50 |
40 |
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(8) To enter or remove a record of a defect in title pursuant to section 64(1) of the Act Provided that no such fee is payable if the application is accompanied by a scale fee application. |
50 |
40 |
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(9) An outline application made under rule 54: where delivered from a remote terminal where delivered by any other permitted means Such fee is payable in addition to any other fee which is payable in respect of the application. |
3 6 |
2 4 |
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(10) For an order in respect of a restriction under section 41(2) of the Act - for each registered title affected |
50 |
40 |
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(11) To register a person in adverse possession of a registered estate - for each registered title affected |
150 |
100 |
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(12) For registration as a person entitled to be notified of an application for adverse possession - for each registered title affected |
50 |
40 |
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(13) For the determination of the exact line of a boundary under rule 118 - for each application |
100 |
80 |
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(14) To register a freehold estate in land as a freehold estate in commonhold land which is not accompanied by a statement under section 9(1)(b) of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (the CLRA): (a) up to 20 commonhold units |
50 |
40 |
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(15) To add land to a commonhold: (a) adding land to the common parts title
|
50
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40
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(16) To apply for a freehold estate in land to cease to be registered as a freehold estate in commonhold land during the transitional period, as defined in the CLRA |
50 |
40 |
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(17) To register a freehold estate in land as a freehold estate in commonhold land, which is accompanied by a statement under section 9(1)(b) of the CLRA
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50 |
40 |
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(18) To register an amended commonhold community statement which changes the extent of the common parts or any commonhold unit: (a) for the common parts (b) for up to three commonhold units (c) for each subsequent commonhold unit Provided that no such fee shall be payable if, in relation to each registered title affected, the application is accompanied by a scale fee application or another application that attracts a fee under this Part. |
50 |
40 40 |
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(19) To register an amended commonhold community statement, which does not change the extent of a registered title within the commonhold Provided that no such fee shall be payable if, in relation to each registered title affected, the application is accompanied by a scale fee application or another application that attracts a fee under this Part. |
50 |
40 |
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(20) To register an alteration to the Memorandum or Articles of Association of a commonhold association |
50 |
40 |
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(21) To make a termination application - for each registered title affected |
50 |
40 |
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(22) To note the surrender of a development right under section 58 of the CLRA |
50 |
40 |
4. Information Services - Inspection and Copy
|
Application |
New fee £ |
Previous fee £ |
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(1) Inspection, from a remote terminal: |
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(a) for each individual register |
4 |
3 |
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(b) for each title plan |
4 |
3 |
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(c) for any or all of the documents (other than leases) referred to in an individual register - for each registered title |
6 |
5 |
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(d) for each lease kept by the registrar which is referred to in an individual register or which relates to an application to him |
12 |
10 |
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(e) for the individual register and title plan of a commonhold common parts title - for each registered title |
4 |
3 |
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(f) for each individual caution register |
4 |
3 |
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(g) for each caution plan |
4 |
3 |
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(h) for any other document kept by the registrar which relates to an application to him - for each document |
6 |
5 |
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(2) Inspection (otherwise than under paragraph (1)): |
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(a) for each individual register |
8 |
6 |
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(b) for each title plan |
8 |
6 |
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(c) for any or all of the documents (other than leases) referred to in an individual register - for each registered title |
12 |
10 |
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(d) for each lease kept by the registrar which is referred to in an individual register or which relates to an application to him |
24 |
20 |
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(e) for the individual register and title plan of a commonhold common parts title - for each registered title |
8 |
6 |
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(f) for each individual caution register |
8 |
6 |
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(g) for each caution plan |
8 |
6 |
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(h) for any other document kept by the registrar which relates to an application to him - for each document |
12 |
10 |
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(3) Official copy in respect of a registered title: |
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(a) for each individual register |
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(i) where an official copy in electronic form is requested from a remote terminal |
4 |
3 |
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(ii) where an official copy in paper form is requested by any permitted means |
8 |
6 |
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(b) for each title plan |
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(i) where an official copy in electronic form is requested from a remote terminal |
4 |
3 |
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(ii) where an official copy in paper form is requested by any permitted means |
8 |
6 |
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(c) for each commonhold common parts individual register and title plan: |
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(i) where an official copy in electronic form is requested from a remote terminal |
4 |
3 |
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(ii) where an official copy in paper form is requested by any permitted means |
8 |
6 |
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(4) Official copy in respect of the cautions register |
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(a) for each individual caution register |
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(i) where an official copy in electronic form is requested from a remote terminal |
4 |
3 |
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(ii) where an official copy in paper form is requested by any permitted means |
8 |
6 |
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(b) for each caution plan |
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(i) where an official copy in electronic form is requested from a remote terminal |
4 |
3 |
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(ii) where an official copy in paper form is requested by any permitted means |
8 |
6 |
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(5) Official copy of any or all of the documents (other than a lease) referred to in an individual register - for each registered title |
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(a) where an official copy in electronic form is requested from a remote terminal |
6 |
5 |
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(b) where an official copy in paper form is requested by any permitted means |
12 |
10 |
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(6) Official copy of a lease kept by the registrar which is referred to in an individual register or which relates to an application to him - for each lease |
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(a) where an official copy in electronic form is requested from a remote terminal and a copy of the lease is held in electronic form by the registrar |
12 |
10 |
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(b) where an official copy in electronic form is requested from a remote terminal and a copy of the lease is not held in electronic form by the registrar |
24 |
20 |
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(c) where an official copy in paper form is requested by any permitted means |
24 |
|
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(7) Official copy of any other document kept by the registrar which relates to an application to him - for each document |
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(a) where an official copy in electronic form is requested from a remote terminal and a copy of the document is held in electronic form by the registrar |
6 |
5 |
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(b) where an official copy in electronic form is requested from a remote terminal and a copy of the document is not held in electronic form by the registrar |
12 |
10 |
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(c) where an official copy in paper form is requested by any permitted means |
12 |
10 |
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(8) Copy of an historical edition of a registered title (or of part of the edition where rule 144(4) applies) - for each title |
10 |
8 |
5. Information Services - Searches
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Application |
New fee £ |
Previous fee £ |
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(1) An official search of an individual register or of a pending first registration application made to the registrar from a remote terminal - for each title |
4 |
3 |
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(2) An official search of an individual register by a mortgagee for the purpose of section 56(3) of the Family Law Act 1996 made to the registrar from a remote terminal |
4 |
3 |
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(3) An official search of an individual register or of a pending first registration application other than as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) - for each title |
8 |
6 |
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(4) The issue of a certificate of inspection of a title plan |
8 |
6 |
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(5) An official search of the index map - |
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(a) where no or not more than five registered titles are disclosed |
5 |
No fee where not more than 10 titles are disclosed. £4 per title in excess of 10.
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(b) where more than five registered titles are disclosed - |
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(i) for the first five titles |
5 |
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(ii) for every ten titles, or up to ten titles, thereafter |
3 |
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(6) Search of the index of proprietors' names - for each name |
12 |
10 |
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(7) An official search of the index of relating franchises and manors - for each administrative area |
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(a) where the application is made from a remote terminal |
4 |
3 |
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(b) where the application is made by any other permitted means |
8 |
6 |
6. Other services
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Application |
New fee £ |
Previous fee £ |
|
(1) Application for return of a document under rule 204 |
10 |
8 |
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(2) Application that the registrar designate a document an exempt information document |
26 |
20 |
7. Large scale applications (Article 6)
In general terms, large scale applications are applications for first registration or to register a transfer or charge which affect 20 or more land units (a land unit is a single title, if registered or, a separate area of land, if unregistered). The fee payable is the greater of (a) the scale fee or (b) the fee calculated on the basis set out in the table below.
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New fee |
Previous fee |
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(1) where the application relates to not more than 500 land units |
£12 for each land unit |
£10 for each land unit |
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(2) where the application relates to more than 500 land units |
£6,000 plus £6 for each land unit in excess of 500 |
£5,000 plus £5 for each land unit in excess of 500 |
Note: The maximum fee for large scale applications has been increased from £40,000 to £52,000 and the maximum fee will now apply only to large scale applications for first registration.
8. Other applications
|
Application |
New fee £ |
Previous fee £ |
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Minimum fee for the registration of title to a lease or for the registration of the grant of a lease |
50 |
40 |
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First registration of a rentcharge |
50 |
40 |
|
Application where no other fee is prescribed |
50 |
40 |
|
The amount payable where fee is not immediately quantifiable |
50 |
40 |
