Land Registry Temporary Changes to I.D. Verification and Deeds Signing

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Land Registry Temporary Changes to I.D. Verification and Deeds Signing

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Land Registry Temporary Changes to I.D. Verification and Deeds Signing

In response to the Covid-19 epidemic HM Land Registry has introduced temporary changes to take effect from Monday 4th May when verifying a person’s identity and for signing deeds.

Identity Verification

In addition to conveyancers and chartered legal executives, verification can now be undertaken by people who work, or have worked, in certain professions including:

  • retired conveyancers, chartered legal executives, solicitors and barristers
  • bank officials and regulated financial advisers
  • medical doctors, dentists and veterinary surgeons
  • chartered and certified accountants
  • police officers and officers in the UK armed forces
  • teachers and college and university teaching staff
  • Members of Parliament and Welsh Assembly members
  • UK civil servants of senior executive officer (SEO) grade or above
  • magistrates

The verification can also be done by way of a video call.

Deeds

The Land Registry will accept deeds that have been signed using the ‘Mercury signing’ method.

This means that for land registration purposes a signature page will need to be signed in pen and witnessed in person (not by a video call). The signature will then need to be captured, with a scanner or a camera to produce a PDF, JPEG or other suitable copy of the signed signature page. Each party sends a single email to their conveyancer to which is attached the final agreed copy of the document and the copy of the signed signature page.

 

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