HM Land Registry
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His Majesty's Land Registry is a non-ministerial department of His Majesty's Government, created in 1862 to register the ownership of land and property in England and Wales.[3] It reports to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.[4]
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Welsh: Cofrestrfa Dir Ei Mawrhydi | |
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Formed | 1861 (1861) |
Type | non-ministerial government department |
Jurisdiction | England and Wales |
Employees | 6,393 (as at 2021[update])[1][2] |
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Website | gov |
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HM Land Registry is internally independent and receives no government funding; it charges fees for applications lodged by customers. The current Chief Land Registrar (and CEO) is Simon Hayes.[5]
The equivalent office in Scotland is the Registers of Scotland. Land and Property Services maintain records for Northern Ireland.