The Land Registration Fee Order 2021

Transfers of registered estates for monetary consideration, etc. E+W

3.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (6) and article 6 (large scale applications), the fee for an application for the registration of—

(a) a transfer of a registered estate for monetary consideration,

(b) a transfer for the purpose of giving effect to a disposition for monetary consideration of a share in a registered estate, or

(c) a surrender of a registered leasehold estate for monetary consideration, other than a surrender to which paragraph (3) of Schedule 4 applies,

is payable under the second column of Scale 1 on the amount or value of the consideration.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the application is for the registration of a transfer of a registered estate made pursuant to an order of the Court under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973(1) or the Civil Partnership Act 2004(2).

(3) Where an application under paragraph (1) is—

(a) for the registration of a transfer, or a surrender, of the whole of a registered title, and

(b) delivered by electronic means,

the fee for the application is payable under the fourth column of Scale 1 on the amount or value of the consideration.

(4) Where a sale and sub-sale of a registered estate are made by separate deeds of transfer, a separate fee is payable for each deed of transfer.

(5) Where a single deed of transfer gives effect to a sale and a sub-sale of the same registered estate, a single fee is payable on the greater of the monetary consideration given by the purchaser and the monetary consideration given by the sub-purchaser.

(6) Other than where paragraph (5) applies, where a single deed of transfer contains transfers made by different transferors or to different transferees, a separate fee is payable for each of the transfers.

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 3 in force at 31.1.2022, see art. 1(1)

(1)

1973 c. 18.

(2)

2004 c. 33.