The Land Registry has published an update to its practice guide on its identification requirements; see:
Land Registry Practice Guide 67.
The updated practice guide reminds us of the transactions in respect of which identification requirements must be met on registration – including all transfers, registrable leases, charges, surrenders, most first registrations, and all discharges or releases of a registered charge in paper form, irrespective of who the lender is. In addition, the guide reminds us that identification requirements must be met in relation to any attorney acting for a transferor, transferee, lessee, chargor or chargee. However, this is not the case in respect of a lender’s attorney (or other agent) who is executing a paper discharge (or for a deed of substituted security), although requirements must still be met in respect of the lender. Alongside the updated practice guide is a new Form ID1 – Certificate of identity for a private individual and a new Form ID2 – Certificate of identity for a body corporate.