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New leases – temporary practice updated
We have recently reviewed our requirements on applications where a new lease out of a registered title is lodged for registration by a conveyancer who acts only for the tenant’s lender.
Details of these requirements can be found in section 6.2 of practice guide 25: leases - when to register and they will apply to applications lodged after 5 June 2023.
Temporary practice was in place on such applications before 5 June 2023 and you may have received a requisition for, amongst other things, identity evidence for the tenant.
In such cases you can use reply to requisition and ask us to reconsider this point in view of the update made on 5 June 2023 to section 6.2 of practice guide 25.
View Applications enhancement – what you need to know
Our latest enhancement to View Applications helps you easily see which applications have outstanding requisitions.
When you log in, you'll see all your own, personally submitted, applications (lodged via your user ID) that are live with us and any that have been cancelled or completed within the last 90 days.
You’ll need to use the search options to see the range of your colleagues' applications. You can search by:
- colleague name, to show a list of their applications;
- customer reference;
- title number; or
- unique HM Land Registry reference.
There are some reasons colleagues’ applications will not appear in your search results.
- Your firm has opted out of the ability to search and view colleagues’ applications (the portal ‘Responsible Person’ role holder in your organisation can change this).
- A colleague’s name doesn’t appear in the search drop down – because they have no live applications waiting to be completed, and none completed or cancelled in the past 90 days.
More information: New in the portal: flag and filter requisitions
Digital Registration Service updates
We recently enhanced our Digital Registration Service (DRS), automatically saving all applications as soon as the first basic details have been entered. You’ll just need to enter your reference number, confirm you are a conveyancer, add the application type and title number, and your application will save automatically.
Saving earlier means you will not lose work if you are disconnected or have to close an application.
More information: Save applications earlier in the portal
Further guidance on the portal and on both of these features can be found on GOV.UK.
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