§ Mr. ButlerTo ask the Attorney-General if the Lord Chancellor will take measures to increase the speed with which the Land Registry processes applications for registration.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe Treasury has recently approved a significant increase in expenditure and manpower to be made available to enable HM Land Registry to meet its growing commitments. Furthermore, discussions are being held with a view to ensuring that manpower resources can be adjusted more readily to reflect the level of activity prevailing from time to time in the conveyancing and mortgage markets.
§ Mr. ButlerTo ask the Attorney-General how long it takes on average to process a land registration application.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe current position is that applications for searches and office copies of entries on the register are processed on average within two to three working days of receipt. Applications for dealings with 387W registered titles are processed on average within 51 working days. Applications for new titles are processed on average within 140 working days.