Last week, the UK government published a draft of The Provision of Information (Contractual Control) (Registered Land) Regulations 2026.

Developers will be required to declare options over land under government plans for a public register aimed at increasing ...

Planning Minister Matthew Pennycook is developing proposals requiring developers in England and Wales to disclose land option agreements through a public register linked to HM Land Registry. The ...

HM Land Registry is a U.K. government department that holds ownership records for land and property in England and Wales. The property database, created in 1862, offers a government-guaranteed record ...

The UK housing minister has urged HM Land Registry to improve transparency of landownership and support leasehold reforms #UKhousing Matthew Pennycook wrote to HMLR on 4 February outlining his ...