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You can get information about registered property or land in England and Wales, even if you do not own it.

The type of information you can get includes the:

• title register - who owns the property or land, and any rights of way
• title number - the unique number given to a property or piece of land
• title plan - the property or land’s location and boundaries

Search the land and property register

Get copies of title register and title plan by searching the register.

Search the land and property index map

Ask for a search of the index map if a property doesn’t come up on a search of the register.

Get a copy of the deeds

You may be able to find out current and past information about a registered property, such as its previous owners by requesting a copy of the deeds.

Search property prices

Get information about property prices by searching the house price index and the price paid data service.

HM Land Registry holds records about most property or land sold in England or Wales since 1993, including the title register, title plan and title summary.

Search the online register

Search the register by address or location.

If a property does not appear in a search, it may be filed under the wrong address. Ask for a search of the index map instead.

Title register

The title register has details about the property or land (in a PDF). It includes:

• the title number
• who owns it
• what they paid for it (properties only, if available)
• any rights of way
• whether a mortgage on it has been ‘discharged’, for example paid off

Title summary

The title summary (viewable online) includes:

• the title number
• who owns it
• what they paid for it
• whether the property is freehold or leasehold (known as ‘tenure’)
• the lender’s name and address (if there is a mortgage on the property)

Title plan

The title plan is a map showing:

• the property’s location
• the general boundaries - there’s usually no record of exact boundaries

Buy copies of the information

You can download online copies of the information for a fee but you cannot use them as proof of ownership.

To get copies to use as proof of ownership (for example, in a court case) order official copies.

Ordering official copies

Download and fill in an application for official copies of documents and send it to HM Land Registry with your fee.

Your copies will arrive in less than a week.

Fees

Document	Fee
Title register (online copy)	£7
Title plan (online copy)	£7
Title register (official copy)	£11
Title plan (official copy)	£11

Rights over adjoining land and property boundaries

The title register may give you details about rights over adjoining land. Apply for a copy of the deeds if you need more information.

Title plans only give general boundary information. There’s usually no record of exact boundaries.

Get historical title registers

You may be able to find out who owned the property before the current owner from a historical title register. It can also be useful if you’re trying to find out how old a property is.

Ask HM Land Registry to search who owned the property for a specific date or multiple dates.

For properties registered before 1993

with the:

• title number or address of the property
• date or dates you’re applying for

They’ll search their records and tell you if they have a copy, and how to apply for it.

For properties registered after 1993

Download and fill in form HC1. Send the form to HM Land Registry along with £7 for each date you’re applying for.

The results of your search will arrive in less than a week.

If you do not know the date you’re searching for, .

The index map contains information on all land and property that’s registered or being registered with HM Land Registry.

Use it to find the title number of a property that does not appear in a search of the register.

Some properties do not appear in a search of the register because the property boundaries have changed since it was registered, or the property address has been spelled incorrectly, for example.

How to search

You cannot search the map yourself.

You should provide the address of the land or property (if it has one). If the land or property cannot be identified by the address you can provide:

• a plan which clearly identifies the land or property
• an for the land or property

Download and fill in the application form and send it to HM Land Registry.

HM Land Registry will send you the search results, including the title number or numbers under which the land or property is registered. You can use them to search the register.

The search will also confirm if the property or land is unregistered.

How much it costs

It costs £8 to search an area covering up to 5 registered titles.

If your search covers more than 5 titles, HM Land Registry will contact you with an updated fee. You’ll be charged £6 for groups of 10 additional titles.

How long it takes

The results of your search will arrive in less than a week.

If you’re searching the index map to apply for home rights

You must write ‘This search is being made solely for the purposes of the Family Law Act 1996’ across the top of the application form.

You may be able to find out current and past information about a registered property, such as its previous owners in the deeds.

The register may give more details about rights over adjoining land.

How to request a copy of the deeds

1. Find out if the property or land is registered.

2. Pay £7 to download a copy of the title register. If the deeds are marked as ‘filed’ in the register then HM Land Registry has a scanned copy.

3. Fill in the deeds request form using the property’s title number from the title register.

The deeds could be made up of several documents. Each official copy of a document costs £11.

Send your completed form and payment to HM Land Registry.

If you’re a business

if you’re a business that needs to manage multiple searches and download multiple copies of documents.

You can search for how much a property sold for in England or Wales.

You can also search UK house price averages by region, county or local authority on the house price index.