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.
Amount or value £
New fee £
Previous fee £
Reduced fee for
voluntary registration
New fee £
Reduced fee for
voluntary registration
Previous fee £
0-50,000
50
40
40
30
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
500,001-1,000,000
550
420
410
315
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).
Amount or value £
New fee £
Previous fee £
0-100,000
50
40
100,001-200,000
70
50
200,001-500,000
90
70
500,001-1,000,000
130
100
1,000,001 and over
260
200
3. Fixed fee applications
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.
50
25
40
20
(2) To register a restriction in a form not contained in Schedule 4 to the rules - for each registered title
100
80
(3) To register a caution against first registration (other than a caution to which section 117(2)(a) of the Act applies)
50
40
(4) To alter the cautions register - for each individual caution register
50
40
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(10) For an order in respect of a restriction under section 41(2) of the Act - for each registered title affected
50
40
(11) To register a person in adverse possession of a registered estate - for each registered title affected
150
100
(12) For registration as a person entitled to be notified of an application for adverse possession - for each registered title affected
50
40
(13) For the determination of the exact line of a boundary under rule 118 - for each application
100
80
(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
(b) for every 20 commonhold units, or up to 20 commonhold units, thereafter
50
15
40
10
(15) To add land to a commonhold:
(a) adding land to the common parts title
(b) adding land to a commonhold unit
(c) adding commonhold units
up to 20 commonhold units
for every 20 commonhold units, or up to 20 commonhold units, thereafter
50
50
50
15
40
40
40
10
(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
(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
for each commonhold unit converted
50
40
(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
50
25
40
40
20
(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
(20) To register an alteration to the Memorandum or Articles of Association of a commonhold association
50
40
(21) To make a termination application - for each registered title affected
50
40
(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 £
(1) Inspection, from a remote terminal:
(a) for each individual register
4
3
(b) for each title plan
4
3
(c) for any or all of the documents (other than leases) referred to in an individual register - for each registered title
6
5
(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
(e) for the individual register and title plan of a commonhold common parts title - for each registered title
4
3
(f) for each individual caution register
4
3
(g) for each caution plan
4
3
(h) for any other document kept by the registrar which relates to an application to him - for each document
6
5
(2) Inspection (otherwise than under paragraph (1)):
(a) for each individual register
8
6
(b) for each title plan
8
6
(c) for any or all of the documents (other than leases) referred to in an individual register - for each registered title
12
10
(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
(e) for the individual register and title plan of a commonhold common parts title - for each registered title
8
6
(f) for each individual caution register
8
6
(g) for each caution plan
8
6
(h) for any other document kept by the registrar which relates to an application to him - for each document
12
10
(3) Official copy in respect of a registered title:
(a) for each individual register
(i) where an official copy in electronic form is requested from a remote terminal
4
3
(ii) where an official copy in paper form is requested by any permitted means
8
6
(b) for each title plan
(i) where an official copy in electronic form is requested from a remote terminal
4
3
(ii) where an official copy in paper form is requested by any permitted means
8
6
(c) for each commonhold common parts individual register and title plan:
(i) where an official copy in electronic form is requested from a remote terminal
4
3
(ii) where an official copy in paper form is requested by any permitted means
8
6
(4) Official copy in respect of the cautions register
(a) for each individual caution register
(i) where an official copy in electronic form is requested from a remote terminal
4
3
(ii) where an official copy in paper form is requested by any permitted means
8
6
(b) for each caution plan
(i) where an official copy in electronic form is requested from a remote terminal
4
3
(ii) where an official copy in paper form is requested by any permitted means
8
6
(5) Official copy of any or all of the documents (other than a lease) referred to in an individual register - for each registered title
(a) where an official copy in electronic form is requested from a remote terminal
6
5
(b) where an official copy in paper form is requested by any permitted means
12
10
(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
(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
(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
(c) where an official copy in paper form is requested by any permitted means
24
20
(7) Official copy of any other document kept by the registrar which relates to an application to him - for each document
(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
(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
(c) where an official copy in paper form is requested by any permitted means
12
10
(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
Application
New fee £
Previous fee £
(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
(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
(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
(4) The issue of a certificate of inspection of a title plan
8
6
(5) An official search of the index map -
(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.
(b) where more than five registered titles are disclosed -
(i) for the first five titles
5
(ii) for every ten titles, or up to ten titles, thereafter
3
(6) Search of the index of proprietors' names - for each name
12
10
(7) An official search of the index of relating franchises and manors - for each administrative area
(a) where the application is made from a remote terminal
4
3
(b) where the application is made by any other permitted means
8
6
6. Other services
Application
New fee £
Previous fee £
(1) Application for return of a document under rule 204
10
8
(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.
New fee
Previous fee
(1) where the application relates to not more than 500 land units
£12 for each land unit
£10 for each land unit
(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 £
Minimum fee for the registration of title to a lease or for the registration of the grant of a lease
50
40
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
