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Land Registry is increasing its fees

Journalist: Myra Butterworth, Freelance

ended 11. September 2024

Hi, I'm writing a story for Mortgage Solutions about the increase in fees at the Land Registry.

It is raising its charge for an application to £4 per application. These include Agricultural Credits and Land Charges.

This will not apply to Land Charges applications submitted on paper. These will increase by £6 for searches and £5 for official copies and inspections to address an existing anomaly.

This reflects the Land Registry’s approach to apply higher fees for processing paper requests compared with digital requests.

 I’m looking for some comment in response to increase in fees:

  • Will the increase in fees dramatically affect your business?
  • Do you approve of the push to digital applications?

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Gabriel McKeown
Head of Macroeconomics at Sad Rabbit - Substack Newsletter
With HMLR rolling out a ‘digital tax’ on paper-loving laggards in the form of increased fees over digital equivalents, it seems that HMLR is determined to drag the industry into the 21st century, even if it has to charge by the sheet. This clearly signals HMLR’s commitment to modernisation and aligns with the broader government agenda to streamline services and reduce administrative costs. This move should be viewed as less about pinching pennies and more about propelling the industry into a paperless paradise.
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Adam Hosker
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Cyborg Finance
Even though storage and bandwidth costs have been decreasing, the Land Registry is increasing the fees for accessing PDFs. HM Land Registry should generate its operating revenue via processing and updates, not by imposing unjustified fees for accessing data. The fee harms Transparency, Research, Utalisation and is a barrier to innovation.