Official Search of Part

Fees for this service will be changing from £3 to £7 on 9th December 2024

Overview

An Official Search of Part (with priority) protects agreements between buyers, sellers and lenders. Use this service when your application relates to part of a registered title, to protect transfers, leases and mortgages. It also prevents any registrations of adverse interest for 30 business days.

It will also tell you about:

alterations made on the register since the search from date
applications against the title not yet complete
existing official searches
outline applications that are not protected by official search
land to be transferred, leased or mortgaged, that falls outside of the extent of the registered title

If you’re a software developer

Use this document to integrate data into your system.

Process flow

Request an official search by sending the following parameters:

login details
external reference number
title number
search start date
registered proprietors
customer reference
applicant name
priority type
contact details
property description
timeshare details
alternative despatch details

The following parameters will also be necessary if there are any complications, and may be supplied to keep transaction calls and processing times to a minimum.

continue despite name mismatch?
continue if developing or part?
continue if fee confirmation exceeds fee amount?
fee confirmation?

Output

Responds with a confirmation that the request for documents has been sent to Land Registry. The user is also informed of any entitlement due to commonhold.