Land Registry public guides cover a range of subjects. They are designed to assist people without specialist knowledge to understand the most common aspects of land registration.

Further guidance material is available in the Education and training section on this website.

* These guides were updated as a result of the Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2008.

+ These guides were updated as a result of our new Fee Order for 2009, effective Monday 6 July 2009.

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All Publications

Title	Description	Date	File Size (Kb)
PG001	A guide to the information we keep and how you can obtain it	01/03/2010	1,144Kb

PG002	Keeping your address for service up to date	01/01/2010	65Kb

PG003	General Land Registry information	01/01/2010	79Kb

PG004	Protecting matrimonial home rights under the Family Law Act 1996 +	01/06/2009	86Kb

PG005	Your rights under the Data Protection Act 1998	01/03/2003	66Kb

PG008	Registering title to land - the characteristics and advantages	01/08/2009	61Kb

PG009	What to do when a land owner dies	01/11/2007	55Kb

PG010	Bankruptcy petitions *	01/11/2008	1,982Kb

PG011	Bankruptcy orders *	01/11/2008	2,467Kb

PG013	Applications for first registration made by the owner in person * +	01/06/2009	258Kb

PG014	The sale of �titles� and Land Registry	01/01/2004	63Kb

PG015	Your rights under the Freedom of Information Act 2000	01/06/2008	53Kb

PG016	'Free land and property'? Why you should beware adverts making such claims.	01/03/2005	110Kb

PG017	How to safeguard against property fraud	01/01/2010	132Kb

PG018	Joint property ownership: the two kinds explained *	01/11/2008	656Kb

PG019	Title plans and boundaries explained.	01/08/2009	613Kb

PG020	Evidence of identity � non-conveyancers	01/11/2008	2,025Kb

PG021	Land banking schemes � buying land in England and Wales claimed or thought to have development potential	01/12/2008	63Kb

PG022	Keeping your name in the register up to date	01/04/2009	125Kb