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Law Commission reforms to the Land Registration Act 2002 (England and Wales): mandatory e-conveyancing, fraud checks and recourse, rectification longstop, adverse possession, easements, mines and minerals, with draft Bill

Published on: 29 August 2018

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Original news Final report and draft Bill published for reforming Land Registration Act 2002, LNB News 24/07/2018 61

The Law Commission has issued its concluding report and a draft Bill to update the Land Registration Act 2002 (LRA 2002) after a consultation. It proposes targeted technical changes to smooth out anomalies in the law, deter fraud, and make conveyancing quicker, simpler and more affordable for all.

What recommendations does this report include?

The paper sets out 53 proposals to enhance the current LRA 2002. They are based on the extensive feedback the Law Commission received to its 2016 consultation paper on this topic.

How will the proposals in relation to electronic conveyancing help conveyancers?

Chapter 20 presents the plans for electronic conveyancing. The Law Commission makes four recommendations, including:

  • conferring a power in the LRA 2002 to mandate electronic conveyancing without also obliging ‘simultaneous completion and registration of dispositions’, while retaining a power to require electronic conveyancing with simultaneous completion and registration
  • providing that, in a system without simultaneous completion and registration, equitable interests should be able to arise...

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