2016-03-07

Updated: We've added a fourth example to the "Transfers of registered land for monetary consideration" section under Scale 1.

Scale 1 fees

Value or amount

Apply by post

Apply using the portal or Business Gateway, for transfers or surrenders which affect the whole of a registered title

Apply using the portal or Business Gateway, for registration of all leases and transfers or surrenders which affect part of a registered title

Voluntary first registration (reduced fee)

0 to £80,000

£40

£20

£40

£30

£80,001 to £100,000

£80

£40

£80

£60

£100,001 to £200,000

£190

£95

£190

£140

£200,001 to £500,000

£270

£135

£270

£200

£500,001 to £1,000,000

£540

£270

£540

£400

£1,000,001 and over

£910

£455

£910

£680

When assessing fees under Scale 1, fees must be paid on the VAT-inclusive consideration or rent.

Fee reductions when using scale 1

There are reduced fees for:

voluntary first registrations (applications for first registration based on adverse possession or lost deeds are regarded as voluntary applications, unless the application includes a deed that triggers compulsory registration) (minimum 25% reduction)

transfers of whole and surrenders of whole for registered titles when using the portal or Business Gateway (50% reduction)

There are no reduced fees for:

applications for first registration of title to a rentcharge, a franchise or a profit, or mines and minerals held apart from the surface ( as these are not treated as voluntary applications for fee purposes)

transfers of part and other applications affecting part of registered titles even when using the portal or Business Gateway

applications to register leases when using the portal or Business Gateway

Scale 2 fees

Value or amount

Apply by post

Apply using the portal or Business Gateway, for transfers of whole, charges of whole, transfers of charges and other applications of whole of registered titles

Apply using the portal or Business Gateway for registration of transfers of part, and all other scale 2 applications that do not affect the whole of a registered title

0 to £100,000

£40

£20

£40

£100,001 to £200,000

£60

£30

£60

£200,001 to £500,000

£80

£40

£80

£500,001 to £1,000,000

£120

£60

£120

£1,000,001 and over

£250

£125

£250

Fee reductions when using scale 2

There are reduced fees (50% reduction) for:

transfers of whole

charges of whole

transfer of charges

and many other applications of whole for registered titles when using the portal or Business Gateway.

There are no reduced fees for:

transfers of part

other applications affecting part of registered titles even when using the portal or Business Gateway

Transactions under scale 1

first registrations

first registration of a rentcharge

leases and surrenders

large scale applications

fee reductions scale 1

First registrations

If the application is made within one year of an open market sale, base the fee on the consideration (including the amount outstanding under any continuing charge). However, for the following first registrations the fee is payable on the full current open market value of the property that is being registered:

assents

exchanges

equity release transfers

first mortgages

first registrations where the conveyance on sale is more than one year old

franchises

profits

transfers by way of gift

transfers of a share in property

In these cases we will accept a statement of value signed by the applicant, the applicant’s legal representative or some other person competent to make such a statement.

For this type of transaction, use scale 1 fees.

First registration of a rentcharge

Scale 1 fees do not apply to rentcharges. The fee is £40 fee, irrespective of the value of the rentcharge.

Transfers of registered land for monetary consideration

This includes transfers giving effect to dispositions of shares in registered estates. The fee payable is based on the consideration, which is usually the purchase price.

If the transfer has a purchase price, use this as the consideration to assess the fee. If the transfer contains a consideration, not in pounds (eg euros or shares in a company), you will need to supply us with the equivalent value in pounds and assess the fee accordingly.

For this type of transaction, use scale 1 fees.

Examples

Chris buys a property for £575,000. The fee is payable under scale 1 on the price paid.

England and Wales Property Portfolio Limited buys a new office building for £900,000. VAT of £180,000 is chargeable on the transaction. The fee is payable under scale 1, assessed on the VAT inclusive price of £1,080,000.

Europa Land Limited buys a property for €900,000. The fee is payable under scale 1 on the sterling equivalent.

Development Plan Limited assembles a site for development by buying sites from 3 separate landowners for £1.2 million, £1.7 million and £850,000. Three scale 1 fees are payable, assessed on the price paid in each separate sale, regardless of whether one transfer form or three transfer forms are used.

However

Court orders Mr Smith to transfer a property to Mrs Smith as a result of the breakdown of their marriage under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, and for Mrs Smith to pay £50,000. This is assessed under scale 2: other applications affecting registered estates. Similar considerations apply to transfers by court orders under the Civil Partnerships Act 2004, but not court orders under any other act.

Leases and surrenders

Read the leases section.

Large scale applications

Where the deed affects 20 registered titles or more, or where a first registration comprises of 20 land units or more, refer to our guide ‘Large Scale Applications (Calculation of Fees)’.

For this type of transaction, use scale 1 fees.

Transactions under scale 2

transfers of registered estates not for monetary consideration

transfers of registered charges

charges of registered estates

other applications affecting registered estates

surrenders of leases not for monetary consideration

large scale application

charges of registered land

fee reductions when using Scale 2

Transfers of registered estates not for monetary consideration

Assess the fee on the value of the estate, less the amount outstanding on any continuing registered charge. Where a transfer not for monetary consideration gives effect to the transfer of a share in a registered estate, the fee is payable on the value of that share.

For this type of transaction, use scale 2 fees.

Examples: Properties with no mortgage

John Smith transfers a property by gift to Sharon Jones, it is worth £200,000. The fee is assessed on the full £200,000 value and payable under Scale 2.

John Smith transfers a property by gift to himself and Sharon Jones, it is worth £200,000. The fee is assessed on half the value of the property, that is £100,000, and payable under Scale 2.

Examples: Properties being transferred subject to a mortgage

John Smith transfers a property by gift to Sharon Jones, it is worth £200,000 and is subject to a mortgage to the Cornshire Building Society where £100,000 is outstanding to be paid. The fee is assessed by taking the £200,000 value and then subtracting the amount outstanding on the mortgage. Therefore, the fee is assessed on a value £100,000 and payable under Scale 2.

John Smith transfers a property by gift to himself and Sharon Jones, it is worth £200,000 and is subject to a mortgage to the Cornshire Building Society where £100,000 is outstanding to be paid. The fee is assessed by taking the £200,000 value and then subtracting the amount outstanding on the mortgage, then halving it because it is a transfer from A to A and B. Therefore, the fee is assessed on a value £50,000 and payable under Scale 2.

Transfers of registered charges

Fee payable on the consideration, or, where the transfer is not for value, on the amount secured by the charge at the time of the transfer. Where a transfer not for value gives effect to the transfer of a share in a registered charge the fee is payable on the value of that share.

For this type of transaction, use scale 2 fees.

Charges of registered estates

Read the charges section.

Other applications affecting registered estates

The fee for the registration of the following is payable on the value of the estate less the amount of any continuing registered charge:

appropriations

assents of registered estates (not if first registration)

transfers of matrimonial or civil partnership homes as a result of court orders (under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 or the Civil Partnership Act 2004)

transfers by operation of law on death or bankruptcy

vesting orders or declarations (under section 27(5) of the Land Registration Act 2002)

For this type of transaction, use scale 2 fees.

Surrenders of leases not for monetary consideration

Read the leases section.

Large scale application

Where the deed affects 20 registered titles or more, refer to our guide ‘Large Scale Applications (Calculation of Fees)’.

Charges of registered land

Fees payable

The fees are payable using Scale 2, based on the amount of the charge:

where the charge secures a fixed amount, base the fee on that amount

where the charge secures further advances and the maximum amount that can be advanced or owed at any one time is limited, base the fee on the maximum amount

where the charge secures further advances and the total amount that can be advanced or owed at any one time is not limited, base the fee on the value of the property charged

where the charge is by way of additional or substituted security or by way of guarantee, base the fee on the lesser of:

the amount secured or guaranteed

the value of the property charged

where the charge secures an obligation or liability which is contingent upon the happening of a future event, base the fee on either:

the maximum amount or value of the obligation

if that maximum amount is greater than the value of the property charged, or is not limited by the charge, or cannot be assessed at the time of the application, the value of the property charged

for large scale applications when a charge affects more than 20 registered titles, refer to large scale

For this type of transaction, use scale 2 fees.

Examples

Roisin already owns a house worth £300,000 and takes out a mortgage. The mortgage secures £150,000 and any further advances the lender may make. In this case, the fee is assessed under scale 2 on £150,000 which is the maximum amount secured.

Sanjay plans a self-build home. The bank will lend £100,000 for him to buy the land, and a further £150,000 in stages as works are completed. The fee is assessed under scale 2 on £250,000 which is the maximum amount secured.

Eric, who owns a house worth £500,000 has taken out a mortgage to secure an overdraft at his bank with a ceiling of £70,000. The amount secured varies depending on the overdraft account. In this case the fee is assessed under Scale 2 on the ceiling of £70,000.

Angela wants to remortgage her house to get a better rate of interest. The mortgage secures £200,000. In this case, the fee is assessed under Scale 2 on £200,000, which is the maximum amount secured. There is no fee to register the discharge of the existing loan.

A group of associated companies own several titles - Teracorp 1 Limited owns title numbers CS1 and CS2, Teracorp 2 Limited owns CS3, CS4 and CS5, and Teracorp 3 Limited owns CS6. They mortgage all 6 properties in one mortgage deed to secure £10,000,000. For fee purposes, this is treated as three mortgages, one by each company. Therefore, three fees are payable under Scale 2 on the lesser of £10m or the value of the properties in each of the 3 mortgages.

No fee payable

There is no fee payable for charges of registered land for:

a charge which accompanies a scale fee application under which the chargor becomes the registered proprietor of the land

a charge which is lodged before the completion of an application for compulsory first registration or for the registration of a transfer of registered land. An application to register a charge that does not accompany, but is lodged before completion of, a voluntary first registration, is not exempt from a Scale 2 fee.

On a typical house purchase, there will be a transfer to the buyer, accompanied by a mortgage enabling them to buy the property (in a mortgage, the borrower is called the “chargor”). In this case, the only fee payable is on the transfer.

Examples

Janek buys a house for £350,000 with a mortgage to secure £150,000. He submits both on June 1 and the application is completed on June 8. The fee is payable under scale 1 on the price paid for the house, there is no additional fee for the mortgage. This is also the case if the mortgage was sent in later before the case was completed.

Janek buys a house for £350,000 with a mortgage to secure £150,000. He submits the transfer on June 1 and the application is completed on June 8. He sends in the charge on June 12. The fee is payable under scale 1 on the price paid for the house, but this time, there is an additional Scale 2 fee assessed on the value of the mortgage because the mortgage application will then become a new application.

Leases

Registration

The fee for an application by the original lessee or his or her personal representative for the registration of title to a lease, or for the registration of the grant of a lease, is assessed:

on an amount equal to the sum of the premium and the rent

if there is no premium, on the amount of the rent, or

if there is no premium and either there is no rent or the rent cannot be quantified, on the value of the lease, assessed under article 7 of the Land Registration Fee Order 2013, subject to a minimum fee of £40.

‘Rent’ means the largest amount of annual rent the lease reserves within the first five years of its term that can be quantified at the time an application to register the lease is made; or if the term of the lease is less than one year, the amount of the rent for the term. Please note: where the rent is a peppercorn rent or other rent having no money value, the rent is treated as if it were an annual rent of one penny.

For this type of transaction, use scale 1 fees.

Examples

Fiona McKay buys a new flat on a 99 year lease for £150,000. The annual rent is £100 rising to £125 in year 5 and £150 in year 10. The fee would be assessed on £150,000 (premium) + £125 (highest rent in first 5 years) = £150,125.

John Brown buys a new flat on a 125 year lease for £200,000. The rent is 6.25% of the total service costs. In this case, the fee would be assessed on the premium of £200,000 alone, because the rent cannot be quantified.

Cornshire Self Storage Limited acquires a new commercial leasehold for 10 years. There is no premium, but the rent is £100,000 in year 1, rising to £150,000 in year 5 and £200,000 in year 8. In this case, the fee is assessed on £150,000 (the highest rent in the first 5 years)

Surrender of a registered lease for monetary consideration

The fee is based on the amount or value of the consideration paid or given by the landlord for the surrender.

No fee is payable to register the surrender of a registered lease where a scale fee is paid for the registration of a new lease of substantially the same property and the registered proprietor remains the same.

For this type of transaction, use scale 1 fees.

Surrender of a registered lease other than for monetary consideration

This includes where the tenant has paid a premium to the landlord in relation to the surrender or for the release of the tenant’s covenants. The fee is based on the value of the lease prior to the surrender.

No fee is payable to register the surrender of a registered lease where a scale fee is paid for the registration of a new lease of substantially the same property and the registered proprietor remains the same.

For this type of transaction, use scale 2 fees.

Examples

Sara surrenders the lease of a shop to the landlord, it has one year left to run and is worth £8,000. No money changes hands. The fee is assessed on the value of the lease on the date of surrender (£8,000) and the fee is payable under scale 2.

Sara extends the lease on her flat from 99 years to 999 years. In law, this is treated as the surrender of the existing lease and the grant of a new lease. The fee for the new lease is payable as in the leases section. However this time, there is no fee for the surrender of the existing lease because it is made in consideration of the grant of a new one.

Other applications relating to leases

You will pay a fixed fee of £40 (or £20 if submitted using the portal or Business Gateway) per registered title if your application is for:

determination of a registered lease by effluxion of time, merger or forfeiture

cancellation of entry of notice of an unregistered lease

noting of a lease in the landlord’s title (note that if you are also applying to register the easements contained in the lease, an additional fee of £40 is payable under Article 12, however many titles are affected (or £20 if submitted using the portal or Business Gateway))

No fee is payable if the application accompanies another application where a scale fee is payable.

Large scale applications

Large scale applications are scale fee applications involving 20 or more land units. ‘Land unit’ means:

a parcel of registered land under a single title number

a parcel of unregistered land that does not adjoin another area of unregistered land affected by the same application

The fee for a large scale application is the greater of:

the scale fee payable for the application

a fee calculated as follows:

where the application relates 500 land units or less, £10 per land unit

where the application relates to more than 500 land units, £5,000 plus £5 for each land unit above 500

Examples

Latifundia Limited transfers a portfolio of 50 titles for £1.2 million pounds. The fee under scale 1 would be £910, while the fee per title under article 6 would be £500. Therefore, as it is the higher, the scale 1 fee applies.

Latifundia Limited transfers a portfolio of 400 titles for £1.2 million pounds. The fee under scale 1 would be £910, while the fee per title under article 6 would be £4,000. Therefore, as it is the higher, the article 6 fee applies.

Latifundia Limited applies for first registration of a large area of land worth £1.2 million. Using the definition above it comprises of 100 land units. The fee under scale 1 would be £910, while the fee per land unit under article 6 would be £1,000. Therefore, as it is the higher, the article 6 fee applies.

For details on how to prepare an application for a large number of properties and calculating the fees involved, read our guide: Large scale applications (calculation of fees).

Applications with a fixed fee

Type of application

Apply using the portal or Business Gateway

Apply by post or in person

1. The following applications:
- standard form restrictions
- notices
- new or additional beneficiaries of a unilateral notice
- an obligation to make further advances
- an agreement of a maximum amount
of security and an alteration of priority of registered charges.

Note: no fee is payable if, for each registered title affected, the application is accompanied by a scale fee application or another application attracting a fee under this section

£20 for up to 3 titles

£10 for each additional title

£40 for up to 3 titles

£20 for each additional title

2. Non-standard form restrictions

£45 per title

£90 per title

3. Caution against first registration

Not available

£40 per application

4. Alter a cautions register

Not available

£40 per register

5. Closing a leasehold or rentcharge title (not on surrender). For fees on surrender, read the leases section.

Note: no fixed fee is payable if the application is accompanied by a scale fee application

£20 per title

£40 per title

6. Upgrading a title (for example: from possessory freehold to absolute freehold)

Note: no fixed fee is payable if the application is accompanied by a scale fee application

£20 per title

£40 per title

7. Cancelling notice of an unregistered lease or unregistered rentcharge (See Notice: cancellation (CN1))

Note: no fixed fee is payable if the application is accompanied by a scale fee application

£20 per title

£40 per title

8. Entry or removal of a record of a defect in title under section 64(1) of the Land Registration Act 2002.

Note: no fixed fee is payable if the application is accompanied by a scale fee application

£20 per title

£40 per title

9. Outline application. Read about Official searches and outline applications (PG12)

£2

£5

10. Order to disapply or modify a restriction under section 41(2) of the Land Registration Act 2002

£20 per title

£40 per title

11. Adverse possession of a registered estate (including site inspection fee)

£130 per title

£130 per title

12. Notification of an application for adverse possession

£20 per title

£40 per title

13. Determination of a boundary

£90 per application

£90 per application

14. Alteration of the register

£20 per application

£40 per application

15. Freehold estate in commonhold without unit holders

Not available

£40 for up to 20 units

£10 for up to 20 units thereafter

16. Adding land:

(a) to the common parts title
(b) to a commonhold unit
(c) adding commonhold units

Not available

£40 for up to 20 units

£10 for up to 20 units thereafter

17. Land ceases to be commonhold during the transitional period

Not available

£40

18. Freehold estate in commonhold land with unit holders

Not available

£40 per unit converted

19. Amended commonhold community statement which changes the extent:
(a) common parts
(b) commonhold units.

Note: no fee is payable if, for each registered title affected, the application is accompanied by a scale fee application or another application attracting a fee under this part, ie sections 1 to 23 of this table

Not available

£40 for up to 3 units

£40 for up to 3 units

£20 for each subsequent unit

20. Amended commonhold community statement which does not change the extent.

Note: no fee is payable if, for each registered title affected, the application is accompanied by a scale fee application or another application attracting a fee under this part ie sections 1 to 23 of this table

Not available

£40

21. Alteration to the Memorandum or Articles of Association of a commonhold association

Not available

£40

22. Termination of a commonhold registration

Not available

£40 per title

23. Noting surrender of a development right under section 58 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002

Not available

£40

24. Application for return of a document under rule 204

Not available

£9

25. Designate a document an exempt information document

£12 per document

£25 per document

Applications not otherwise referred to

A fixed fee of £40 (or £20 if submitted using the portal or Business Gateway) is payable for applications where no other fee is prescribed by the Fee Order.

These applications include the registration of the grant or acquisition of an easement (but not the noting of easements), amalgamation or subdivision under rule 3 of the Land Registration Rules 2003 and registration of rentcharge granted out of a registered estate.

Applications exempt from fee

The following applications are exempt from fee:

Change the property description or the name, address or description of any person referred to in the register.

Change the registered proprietor following certain statutory vestings.

Register the surrender of a registered lease where a scale fee is paid for the registration of a new lease of substantially the same property and the registered proprietor remains the same (read the leases section).

Discharge a registered charge.

Register or renew a home rights notice, or renew a home rights caution under the Family Law Act 1996.

Register the death of a joint proprietor.

Cancel a notice (other than a notice of an unregistered lease or unregistered rentcharge), caution against first registration, caution against dealings, including a withdrawal of a notice of deposit or intended deposit, inhibition, restriction, or note.

Remove the designation of a document as an exempt information document.

Approve an estate layout plan or any draft document with or without a plan.

Give effect to an order by the registrar (other than an order under section 41(2) of the Land Registration Act 2002).

Deregister a manor.

Enter a note of the dissolution of a corporation.

Register a joint proprietorship restriction in form A in Schedule 4 to the Land Registration Rules 2003.

How to pay fees

You can pay for services and substantive applications by:

variable direct debit, if you have a Business e-services account

cheque or postal order. Make payable to ‘Land Registry’ and send with your application to our standard address

credit or debit card or cash. Make an appointment to one of our offices and bring your application

Land Registry statutory fees are not subject to Value Added Tax (VAT).

More information

The Land Registration Fee Order 2013 contains the provisions relating to:

scale 1: under articles 2 and 3

scale 2: under articles 4 and 5

charges of registered land: under articles 5 and 8

leases: under article 2

large scale applications: under article 6

applications not otherwise referred to: under article 12

applications where a fixed fee applies: under schedule 3, Parts 1 and 4

applications exempt from fee: under schedule 4 of the Land Registration Fee Order 2013

These fees came into effect on 17 March 2014 and still apply.

If you’re still unsure of the fee, please use our online form to contact us.

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