Electronic signatures accepted by HM Land Registry (PG82)

The guide has been amended to reflect how applications should be made using our digital systems.

Sections 2.2 and 3.2 have been amended to remove the requirement for Mercury signatures and conveyancer-certified electronic signatures that all the conveyancers involved agree to their use; and the term ‘other electronic signatures’ has been replaced by ‘simple electronic signatures’.

Section 3.3 has been updated to provide more guidance on amending deeds with conveyancer-certified electronic signatures; in addition, several minor amendments have been made to other parts of the guide for clarification purposes.

Section 3.2 has been amended to clarify that an individually regulated conveyancer must give the certificate mentioned in STEP 7.

Section 9 has been added following the withdrawal of practice guide 80.

The table in Appendix 1 has been updated to confirm that HM Land Registry will accept consents, certificates and application forms signed electronically by non-conveyancers as long as these documents are lodged by a conveyancer (see also practice guide 19). Conveyancers can now sign statements of truth in their own name using all forms of electronic signature. Statements of truth signed in this way must be lodged by a conveyancer.

First published.