Voluntary first registration is to voluntarily register your residential propertyfor the
first time at HM Land Registry.
Registration of your property at the Land Registry is the
official recording of your property ownership with the Land
Registry's Land Register, which is the official ownership list
for property in England and Wales.
Historically, all land in England and Wales was unregistered.
However, the Land Registration Act 1925 introduced compulsory
registration of land with the Land Registry.
The Land Registration Act 1925 was phased until 1990 when any
trigger events to a property, such as a sale or mortgage, sparked a
first registration.
The Land Registry aims to achieve 'comprehensive
registration' by 2030, that is, for most of the land in England
and Wales to be registered.
