What is Land Registry? Our Framework Document 2008 explains our legal status and duties as a non-ministerial government department.

Business e-services - our emerging services for business customers. Currently only available to limited, authorised users.

Find a property - download a plan or register for the house you're buying, for only £4 each. Find out what land's included, ownership, price paid and more. (If you don't have the full address, use our interactive map facility.)

Land Registry Direct - Our existing service for registered business users.

• register title to land in England and Wales
• record dealings (for example, sales and mortgages) with registered land.

Our principal aims:

• maintain and develop a stable, effective land registration system
• guarantee title to registered estates and interests in land
• enable confident dealings in property and security of title by providing ready access to up-to-date and guaranteed land information
  
• match the ever more ambitious performance targets set by the Lord Chancellor.

Our Welsh Language Scheme promises that in the conduct of its public business in Wales, Land Registry will treat the English and Welsh languages equally.

We value the diversity of our staff and of our customers. We aim to provide equality of opportunity to everyone.

Joint Statement by Land Registry and Ordnance Survey.