This search has to be made in all cases when you are buying unregistered land i.e. a property that has not yet been registered at HM Land Registry, if it is not provided by the seller’s solicitors with the draft contracts and supporting papers.

The search reveals whether the land or any part of it has already been registered and whether there is a pending application for registration.

This is relevant to a buyer to ensure that the seller is entitled to sell the property and has not already sold the property or any part of the land to another person.