Land Registration Act 2002

About the Act

The aim of the Act is to simplify improve and modernise land registration law. The Act provides a framework for the development of electronic conveyancing.
There are many significant changes to the law and practice for registered land.In particular changes affect:

• protection of third party interests;
• overriding interests;
• what interests in land may or must be registered;
• adverse possession of registered land.

Where can I find the Act?

You can access the text of the Act and explanatory notes through related links.

What are the main changes?

Our Fact Sheets give a basic overview of theimportant changes in the Act. The Practice Guides provide full and detailed guidance. Practice Bulletins provide up to date information on selected topics. New Land Registry Forms came into operation from 13 October 2003. The Factsheets, Guides, Bulletins and the new forms can  be viewed and downloaded from this website.