Guidance

Notice 22: Applications in connection with investigation or enforcement proceedings (effective 12 October 2020)

Updated 16 August 2024

Applies to England and Wales

Notice given under Schedule 2 to the Land Registration Rules 2003

Interpretation

1.In this notice:

(a) “business day” means a day when the Land Registry is open to the public under Rule 216,

(b) “CIT application” means and application to the registrar under rule 140 of the Rules in connection with court proceedings, insolvency and tax liability,

(c) “the Rules” means the Land Registration Rules 2003 (SI 2003/1417) as amended from time to time, and a reference to a rule by number is to the rule so numbered in the Rules.

Currency of notice

2.This Notice is made under rule 132(1) and (2) of, and Schedule 2 to the Rules and shall be current for the purposes of Schedule 2 on and after 12 October 2020. It replaces on that date the Notice of 31 January 2019 in respect of ‘Applications in connection with court proceedings, insolvency and tax liability under rule 140 by email’.

The delivery of CIT applications by email

3.Arrangements have been made:

(a) for delivering CIT applications by email, subject to paragraphs 4 to 9 inclusive, and

(b) for issuing the results of certain CIT applications by email, subject to paragraphs 10 to 13 inclusive.

Who may deliver a CIT application by email

4.CIT applications by email may be made only by a qualifying applicant as defined in rule 140 who has entered into an agreement allowing for the payment of fees by direct debit as authorised under article 13(2) of the Land Registration Fee Order 2013 (or under any Order which supersedes it) and who provides, if requested, their direct debit reference number.

How applications must be delivered

5.CIT applications by email must be sent directly to one of the addresses listed in the Schedule to this notice.

When the service is available

6.CIT applications by email may be made at any time on a business day except that:

(a) when the business day in question follows a day which is not a business day, then applications cannot be made before 0800 hours on that business day, and

(b) when the business day in question is followed by a day which is not a business day, applications may not be made after 1600 hours on that business day.

Other conditions and limitations on applications

7.CIT applications by email must be made in Land Registry Form CIT, completed in accordance with rule 140, and attached to the email.

8.Other forms referred to in rule 140(3), 140(4) and 140(4A) must also be completed and attached to the same email if any of the searches or copies referred to in those paragraphs are required.

9.Attachments must:

(a) be either in Tagged Image File/Tagged Image File Format (TIFF), Portable Document Format (PDF), Graphical Interchange File Format (GIF) or a file complying with Joint Photographic Expert Group standards (JPEG),

(b) not exceed 20 megabytes in size for each single TIFF, PDF, GIF or JPEG document.

Conditions and limitations on the issuing of results by email

10.If an email address is provided in form CIT, the results of a CIT application requested will be issued by email where possible, but only if the condition in paragraph 11 is met.

11.The application must include only an application for a search of the index of proprietors’ names, and comprise only a Form CIT and form PN1.

12.Where it is not possible for any reason to issue the result of a CIT application by email, the result of the CIT application will be issued by post or DX.

13.The result will be sent in an encrypted email that will require the applicant to authenticate themselves in order to access the result of the CIT application.

Mike Harlow
General Counsel, Deputy Chief Executive and Deputy Chief Land Registrar
5 October 2020

Schedule

Email addresses referred to in paragraph 5

The electronic address to be used is that set out in Column 2 against the name of the relevant office in Column 1.

1. Name of Land Registry Office	2. Electronic Address
Birkenhead	[email protected]
Coventry	[email protected]
Croydon	[email protected]
Durham	[email protected]
Fylde	[email protected]
Gloucester	[email protected]
Kingston Upon Hull	[email protected]
Leicester	[email protected]
Nottingham	[email protected]
Peterborough	[email protected]
Plymouth	[email protected]
Telford	[email protected]
Swansea/Abertawe	[email protected]
	[email protected]
Weymouth	[email protected]