The road to realising our data ambitions

[ad_1] Ahead of an exciting milestone, and having just taken the reins as acting Director of Digital, Data and Technology, it seemed timely to share some recent updates and achievements as we continue to work toward realising our ambition, per our Business Strategy, of becoming the world’s leading land registry for speed, simplicity, and an…

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Electronic signatures in practice  – HM Land Registry

[ad_1] Golden Sikorka/Shutterstock.com As announced in our news story published today (27 July 2020), HM Land Registry is now accepting dispositionary deeds (such as transferring , creating leases and securing mortgages) that have been signed with a witnessed electronic signature. We have updated practice guide 8: execution of deeds with details of the steps and…

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Speeding up Local Land Charges delivery

[ad_1] Two years ago we launched the Local Land Charges (LLC) Register, to transform the fragmented local authority services into a single national register. Our goal is a simple one – transform and digitise more than 25 million data items from over 300 LLC registers across England and provide a single, simple to use digital…

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Electronic signatures in conveyancing – HM Land Registry

[ad_1] TippaPatt/Shutterstock.com One of the more regular questions we have received from customers since the beginning of lockdown has been whether we could accept electronic signatures (on things like a deed transferring land) instead of it being signed with a pen – a ‘wet-ink’ signature. At a time when most of us are working from…

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Top 10 with amazing spaces

[ad_1] Asking price £290,000 Copthorne Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 This property is one of the finest homes we have brought to market recently. Positioned within a conservation area, it is a perfect blend of the character and space of an earlier period together with modern fixtures and fittings, replacement windows and new carpets. The accommodation, which…

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Top 6 investment opportunities

[ad_1] Whether you’re looking for a ready to go investment, something that needs a little bit of work or a development opportunity, we have it covered.  To find out more about purchasing a Buy to Let property or for more information about how we can help you with your let property, contact your local branch…

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what’s been happening during the crisis?

[ad_1] Court evictions have more-or-less been on hold since 19th March, when the Government introduced temporary rules that suspended any new eviction action for three months. Now, as that period comes to an end, many courts in England are getting ready to start listing possession hearings again from Monday 29th June. Just to recap on…

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Legal challenges in challenging times

[ad_1] myboys.me/Shutterstock.com Few people would have thought a few months ago that working from home would become the norm for many of us. After an initial period when it was all new, with lots of momentum and adrenaline to tackle the many immediate challenges, we now seem to have settled into more steady daily routines…

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We are stronger going forward

[ad_1] Simon Bratt/Shutterstock.com In my last blog I reflected on the challenge we have faced over the last few weeks. In rising to meet it we have strengthened the organisation and become more flexible in our decision-making and more responsive to our customers’ needs. Our digital transformation was already well underway before the lockdown and…

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Rising to the challenge – HM Land Registry

[ad_1] Marcos_Casado/Shutterstock.com It is very clear we are living through extremely unusual times. Like many of you, we have had to make changes to the way we work to ensure we can keep on working and doing what’s best for our customers and for the public health effort. We will continue to adapt as the…

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