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Getting information about property ownership

Find out how to get details of who owns property in England and Wales and the newest house prices. Also, discover the advantages of register your own property and what having a 'registered title' means.

Searching for details about property or land

You can get information about millions of properties or pieces of land by following the link lower to the Land Registry website. You can search by postcode, address or using maps of the area that you are interested in.

• who have the property
• a description of the property
• the name of the mortgage lender, if there is one
• if any private rights of way exist across the property - for example, whether a neighbour has shared rights to use a path
• any restrictions or conditions on the use of the property

You might want this detail because you want to:

• look at the register or title plan of a property you own
• find out who owns a specific property
• realize the area a property covers
• contact a landowner about leasing or renting a property
• contact the owner of an untenanted property you wish to buy