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Practice guide 67: evidence of identity

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Practice guide 67: evidence of identity

2. Confirmation of identity or rule 17 identity

2. Confirmation of identity or rule 17 identity

HM Land Registry require this to prevent registration fraud.

Land and buildings are usually the most valuable assets people own. They can be sold and mortgaged to raise money and can therefore be attractive targets for fraudsters. HM Land Registry and others involved in property-related transactions have procedures in place to safeguard against fraud and the requirement for confirmation of identity for certain types of transactions and applications help us to do this.

In most instances of fraud it is the purported disponor, rather than the applicant, who acts fraudulently. To tackle fraud effectively, we consider that it is essential that the identity of the disponor (and certain others) be verified before transactions take place and, therefore, that conveyancers lodging applications for registration should provide evidence of this.

So, as a conveyancer, in respect to most transactions you may be affected by our identity requirements in 2 ways.

  • as the conveyancer sending an application to HM Land Registry on behalf of a client
  • as a conveyancer providing evidence of identity for an unrepresented person involved in a transaction, - using form ID1, form ID2 or form ID5.

A non-conveyancer providing evidence of identity for an unrepresented person involved in a transaction will need to complete form ID3.

Form ID4 (for corporate bodies) was withdrawn on 5 February 2024.

Form ID4 will not be accepted for applications lodged on or after 6 May 2024.

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