Automation in land registration
Over the last 18 months we have introduced electronic signatures in land registration and published ...
Round 5 of the Local Digital Fund is now open
We’re thrilled to announce that the Local Digital Fund is open for applications from council-led dig...
Making the Land Registry webinars accessible by default
I joined HM Land Registry as a Registration Officer in October 2016. I've since worked in a variety ...
What’s happening with electronic signatures in the property market?
Photo by Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels One year ago, we took a revolutionary step that allows deeds si...
New fund to enhance community engagement in planning
PropTech Engagement Fund - apply by 31 August 2021 The Digital Planning team at MHCLG are delighted ...
Customers join new Business Gateway Community to have their say on development
Martial Red/Shutterstock.com On 12 May we launched the Business Gateway Community to an audience of ...
Complex and challenging: why land registration takes time to master
At HM Land Registry, we regularly consult with our customers and know what they value most: our expe...
Who owns that property?
“Who owns that property?” – something we’ve all said in the past, but did you know how easy it is to...
Creating a more flexible funding model for the Local Digital Fund
Since 2018, the Local Digital Collaboration Unit (LDCU) has funded 35 projects through multiple ph...
Kicking off the Cyber Health Framework Alpha phase
Photo by Clayton Robbins on Unsplash In June 2020 the Local Digital Cyber team completed a discovery...
The Cyber Support team’s technical remediation and support activities
During the cyber security discovery last year, we identified five areas of opportunity for MHCLG to ...
How do you solve a problem like requisitions?
atm2003/Shutterstock.com Every day HM Land Registry receives around 18,000 applications to update th...
Setting the standards for identity
Trismegist san/Shutterstock.com The impact of the public health guidelines and subsequent rise of re...
Why work for HM Land Registry?
Some people are lucky. They’ve always known they want to be a rocket scientist, marine biologist, br...
Where is my HM Land Registry application?
Lina_Lisichka/Shutterstock For most of us, buying or selling a home is one of the biggest transactio...
An employer that cares for its carers is one I care about
Did you know that every day in the UK another 6,000 people take on a caring responsibility? That’s e...
My pride in our big family community
In what has been a testing year for colleagues, this June HM Land Registry is celebrating Pride mont...
How can I remortgage online?
Our digital mortgage service Sign your mortgage deed is a simple way to sign remortgage deeds online...
MHCLG launch two beta products in a first step towards digital planning reform
We’re pleased to announce the launch of a private beta of two new council-led digital planning produ...
Digital land registration – a vision for the future of digital conveyancing
The pace of digital change within our society is accelerating, as government, companies and organisa...
Increasing our pace from the start
The Early Engagement Team in a meeting Engaging with local authorities The Local Land Charges (LLC) ...
Balancing my faith and work
My name is Aishah and, after graduating from university, I joined HM Land Registry in January 2021 a...
A year in the life of Local Land Charges
It has been a year since I was asked to lead HM Land Registry’s Local Land Charges Programme. This g...
Transforming the way MHCLG delivers funding
Delivering funding to where it is needed most is a core mission of MHCLG. And we do lots of it - dis...
A look back at Local Digital in 2020
In the year that the Local Digital movement turned two years old, we saw some huge shifts as a team ...
Why you should be part of our Digital, Data and Technology Directorate
mrmohock/Shutterstock.com 1. Our infrastructure drives economic growth ZGPhotography/Shutterstock.co...
Security, speed, affordability: the benefits of lodging certified copies with first registrations
ashadhodhomei/Shutterstock.com Four years ago I provided some top tips on how to overcome the teethi...
Improving our service speeds
Following on from the Prime Minister’s announcement on the public health measures implemented across...
Encouraging digital identity checking in conveyancing
Trismegist san/Shutterstock.com A few months ago I wrote about the inconvenience and inconsistency o...
Israel Spielman: clerk, soldier, HM Land Registry pioneer
Lightspring/Shutterstock.com As a member of the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network Stee...