Corporate report
Summary of non-qualifying regulatory provisions: 17 December 2020 to 16 December 2021
Updated 19 December 2022
Applies to England and Wales
Excluded Category* | Summary of measures, including any impact data where available |
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Measures certified as being below de minimis (measures with an EANDCB below +/- £5 million) | HM Land Registry has evaluated and found that the measures referenced below shown in order of the magnitude of the impact (both as a benefit and a burden) fall [well within/within] the de minimis threshold. In this reporting period HM Land Registry has: • introduced its Digital Registration Service. Business customers can prepare applications electronically before submitting them - HM Land Registry systems will validate data which will enable applications to be lodged more accurately thereby speeding up registration • made enhancements to the View My Applications service, which enables HM Land Registry portal users to track the progress of applications, to also see estimated completion dates for their applications • made permanent former temporary practice enabling deeds to be executed where the parties were not all present on completion of a transaction • made enhancements to HM Land Registry portal so users can reply to correspondence on an application • introduced a non-mandatory form, form RXC, to assist customers in providing consents and certificates required to comply with standard form restrictions in the register in a format acceptable to HM Land Registry • produced new guidance and made 53 updates to practice guides and other guidance held on ÒÁÈËÖ±²¥ (where not covered by another administrative exclusion) to add additional guidance and examples and to reflect changes in and/or clarify its practices, processes and requirements to aid customers in making quality applications and in the understanding of the process - familiarisation costs in total amount to less than £5 million |
Casework | Details can be found in HM Land Registry’s Annual Report and Accounts published on ÒÁÈËÖ±²¥. |
Education, communications and promotion | HM Land Registry has amended 33 practice guides, forms and other guidance to restate practices; factually reflect legislation and changes to; advise on completion times - in addition, promotional material has been produced by HM Land Registry through webinars, videos, blogs and news stories on ÒÁÈËÖ±²¥ to aid in the preparation and lodgement of quality applications and the promotion of services and products. |
Activity related to policy development | HM Land Registry is undertaking a private beta pilot with a small group of customers to explore the potential introduction of qualified electronic signatures. |
All other excluded categories | Following consideration of the other exclusion categories there are no measures for the reporting period that qualify for the exclusions. |
*For detailed guidance on the exclusion categories, please see Better regulation framework