Following the success of 2017’s tests to widen the rejection criteria on first registration applications, the Land Registry has announced that the four tested criteria will apply from 8 October 2018.
Applications will be rejected when: an AP1 application form is submitted instead of an FR1 application form; panel 3 of the FR1, extent of land sought to be registered, is not completed; panel 5 of the FR1, value of land and fee paid, is not completed or no fee has been lodged; or panel 12 of FR1, certificate of title, is not completed. In addition the trial of a further 6 criteria will begin from 8 October 2018.