WARNING
If you dishonestly enter information or make a statement that you know is, or might be, untrue or
misleading, and intend by doing so to make a gain for yourself or another person, or to cause loss or
the risk of loss to another person, you may commit the offence of fraud under section 1 of the Fraud
Act 2006, the maximum penalty for which is 10 years’ imprisonment or an unlimited fine, or both.
Both section A and section B of this form must be completed, dated and signed no more than six
months before lodgement of an application with HM Land Registry.
Who needs to complete this form?
− Any person who is not a conveyancer, or who is not a UK bank or building society, who is lodgin
g one of
the fol
lowing applications with HM Land Registry
.
− Tr
ansfers (whether or not for value)
.
− Tr
ansfers and deeds relating to the appointment or retirement of trustees
.
− Leas
es (whether or not for value) that are being register
ed.
− C
harges (mortgages) that are being register
ed.
− D
ischarge of a charge in form DS
1.
− Rel
ease of a charge in form DS
3.
− S
urrenders of leases
.
− M
ost voluntary and compulsory applications for first registration where the title deeds have been los
t or
des
troy
ed.
− A
ll other applications for compulsory first registration completed on and after 10 November
2008.
− A
ny person who is a party to one of the above transactions who is not represented by a conveyanc
er
where the application is being lodged by someone who is also not a conveyancer.
− Any person who is a party to one of the above transactions who is not represented by a conveyancer,
and al
though the application is being lodged by a conveyancer, that conveyancer is not able to confir
m
that they
are satisfied that sufficient steps have been taken to verify the person’s identity
.
Please note that where the application is being lodged by more than one person, or a party to a transaction
comprises more than one person, each one must complete a separate form and produce evidence of their
identity.
This form can also be used to provide evidence of identity for:
− a person who has changed their name and the change is confirmed by deed poll, statutory declaration or
s
tatement of truth. The form must be completed in the person’s current nam
e.
− an attor
ney in the circumstances described in HM Land Registry’s practice guide 67
(see below).
N
OTE 1: This form does not have to be completed for voluntary first registrations unless the title deeds are
lost or have been destroyed, or for charges or leases which are merely being noted.
NOTE 2: This form is also not required where the true value of the land to which the transaction relates is not
more than £6,000, or if HM Land Registry has issued a facility letter in respect of an individual’s identity.
For exceptions to our requirement for evidence of identity for first registrations where the deeds have been
lost or destroyed, please see practice guide 2: first registration of title where deeds have been lost or
destroyed.
Why do I have to complete this form?
We are asking for this information to guard against registration fraud. It is important that where an applicant,
or parties to a transaction are not represented by a conveyancer or where title deeds have been lost or
destroyed, that evidence of identity is produced to enable registration to proceed.