England and Wales · Land Registration
When must compulsory first registration be applied for?
Section 6 requires an application within two months beginning with the qualifying section 4 event. The event day is included. An extension requires a registrar’s order supported by good reason.
- Period
- two calendar months beginning with the qualifying event
- Trigger
- The qualifying section 4 event that triggers section 6 registration
- Rule
- Land Registration Act 2002, section 6
Reviewed against the retained current Land Registration Act 2002, section 6 and its recorded official acquisition. The particular transfer, grant or mortgage must engage compulsory registration under section 4. This ordinary calculation excludes any extension already ordered under section 6(5).
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When must compulsory first registration be applied for?
Section 6 requires an application within two months beginning with the qualifying section 4 event. The event day is included. An extension requires a registrar’s order supported by good reason.
Responsible actor. The responsible estate owner applying for compulsory first registration.
The qualifying section 4 event that triggers section 6 registration.
The particular transfer, grant or mortgage must engage compulsory registration under section 4. This ordinary calculation excludes any extension already ordered under section 6(5).
The particular transfer, grant or mortgage must engage compulsory registration under section 4. This ordinary calculation excludes any extension already ordered under section 6(5).
Land Registration Act 2002, section 6How does this provision count time?
- Section 6 requires an application within two months beginning with the qualifying section 4 event. The event day is included. An extension requires a registrar’s order supported by good reason.
- Make the registration application within the statutory period. Section 7 can void the transfer, grant or creation as a legal estate after noncompliance.
- First registration is a two-month statutory duty. An OS1 priority search has a different purpose and does not replace that duty.
Section 6(4) includes the the qualifying section 4 event that triggers section 6 registration day. Count two calendar months beginning with that date; the last day precedes the corresponding two-month anniversary.
The compulsory registration period remains statutory even where its final date is a weekend or bank holiday. A section 6(5) order, not CPR 2.8, can extend it.
Land Registration Act 2002, section 6What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
The established the qualifying section 4 event that triggers section 6 registration is Thursday, October 8, 2026. The ordinary statutory branch applies without an allowed different period or relevant certification. The particular transfer, grant or mortgage must engage compulsory registration under section 4. This ordinary calculation excludes any extension already ordered under section 6(5).
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | The established the qualifying section 4 event that triggers section 6 registration is Thursday, October 8, 2026. The ordinary statutory branch applies without an allowed different period or relevant certification. The particular transfer, grant or mortgage must engage compulsory registration under section 4. This ordinary calculation excludes any extension already ordered under section 6(5). Independently move two calendar months from the included event date, then select the preceding day as the period’s final date. No CPR holiday carry applies. | Monday, December 7, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | A qualifying first-registration event occurs on December 1, 2026. No extension was ordered. The included two-month period ends on a Saturday. The particular transfer, grant or mortgage must engage compulsory registration under section 4. This ordinary calculation excludes any extension already ordered under section 6(5). Independently move two calendar months from the included event date, then select the preceding day as the period’s final date. No CPR holiday carry applies. | Sunday, January 31, 2027 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | A qualifying section 4 event occurs at month end. No section 6 extension order applies, and the event day is included. The particular transfer, grant or mortgage must engage compulsory registration under section 4. This ordinary calculation excludes any extension already ordered under section 6(5). Independently move two calendar months from the included event date, then select the preceding day as the period’s final date. No CPR holiday carry applies. | Monday, March 30, 2026 |
Fictitious established facts. These examples do not establish eligibility, effective service, relief or a direction.
Try these dates in the calculatorWhich conditions and exceptions apply?
- Required event and category
- The particular transfer, grant or mortgage must engage compulsory registration under section 4. This ordinary calculation excludes any extension already ordered under section 6(5).
- Act and final boundary
- Make the registration application within the statutory period. Section 7 can void the transfer, grant or creation as a legal estate after noncompliance.
- Separate connected procedure
- First registration is a two-month statutory duty. An OS1 priority search has a different purpose and does not replace that duty.
- The particular transfer, grant or mortgage must engage compulsory registration under section 4. This ordinary calculation excludes any extension already ordered under section 6(5).
- First registration is a two-month statutory duty. An OS1 priority search has a different purpose and does not replace that duty.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must compulsory first registration be applied for?
Does every property transaction trigger compulsory first registration?
No. Establish the qualifying event under section 4 before applying section 6.
Land Registration Act 2002, section 6Does the completion day count in the two months?
Yes. Section 6(4) defines two months beginning with the relevant event date.
Land Registration Act 2002, section 6Can the registrar extend the first-registration period?
Yes. Section 6(5) requires an application and satisfaction that there is good reason.
Land Registration Act 2002, section 6Does a request for extension itself change the deadline?
No. The statute requires an order extending the period.
Land Registration Act 2002, section 6What can happen when registration is not completed in time?
Section 7 addresses the legal estate’s invalidity and the resulting trust or contractual position.
Land Registration Act 2002, section 6Does a weekend automatically add a court working day?
No. This statutory period does not acquire CPR court-office rollover.
Land Registration Act 2002, section 6Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Land Registration Act 2002, section 6 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Land Registration Act 2002, section 7 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| HM Land Registry practice guide 1, sections 5 and 9 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |