Land Transfer Act 2017

Dealings in estates and interests in land - Statutory land charges

118: Registration of charge

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"How to register a charge on a property"

You can register a charge by giving the Registrar a notice. The notice must have the right information and be signed by the person who gets the benefit of the charge. The Registrar will then register the charge when they get the notice. You have to pay a fee to register the charge, which is extra to the amount of the charge. The person who pays the fee can get it back from the owner of the estate or interest that the charge is on. The charge is registered against the estate or interest, and this is done when the Registrar gets the notice. If you want to compare this with something similar, you can look at s 6 for more information.

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117: Application of this subpart, or

"When this law applies to land with a charge on it"

119: Priority of charge, or

"What happens when two or more charges are competing for first place"

Part 3Dealings in estates and interests in land
Statutory land charges

118Registration of charge

A charge to which this subpart applies may be registered by lodging a notice with the Registrar.
The notice must—
contain the prescribed information; and
be executed by the person entitled to the benefit of the charge.

The Registrar must register the charge on receipt of the notice.
The amount of any fee payable to register the charge is in addition to the amount secured by the charge and may be recovered by the person who pays it from the owner of the estate or interest against which the charge is registered.

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