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Further to the government announcement of 9 March, The Provision of Information (Contractual Control) (Registered Land) Regulations 2026 (‘the Regulations’) legislation has been made and will come into force on 6 April 2027.

Information about certain land agreements such as options, conditional contracts and pre-emption rights where those agreements give a person the power to control how land is used or developed, is to be submitted digitally to HM Land Registry (HMLR) through a regulated conveyancer.

The Regulations cover registered land in England and Wales.

The following information is to beÌýsubmitted:Ìý

• date, parties and title or description of the underlying agreement:ÌýidentifyingÌýwhen the agreement which granted the right wasÌýentered into, what it is called, and the parties involved. Ìý
• the conveyancer reporting the information to HM Land Registry: the regulated conveyancer reporting the contractual control right must provide their individual professional registration number and the name of the authority that issued it. We will not publish this information.

• detailsÌýof the grantee and grantor:

  • name
  • entity identificationÌý(if applicable): if either party is a company or other organisation, include a public registration number (for example,ÌýCompanies House or Charity Commission)ÌýandÌýtheÌýcountry ofÌýincorporation
  • date and place of birth of the grantorÌý(if an individual): to ensureÌýaccurateÌýidentification. We will not publish this information.

• type of contractual control right:Ìý²¹²õÌý:Ìýoption,Ìýconditional (rightÌýtoÌýacquireÌýland under a conditional contract),Ìýpre-emption,ÌýorÌýpromotionÌý(right toÌýdirect or requestÌýa transfer)

• date from which the right can be exercised: or, if that depends on specific conditions being met, a brief description of those conditionsÌý

• initial period of control: the period from the start of the agreement to the point at which the right must be exercised or may expire,ÌýdisregardingÌýanyÌýprovisions to extendÌýitÌý

• total period of control:Ìýthe period from the start of the agreement to the point at which the rightÌýmayÌýbe exercised or may expire,Ìýafter takingÌýaccount ofÌýany provisionsÌýorÌýentitlementsÌýto extend itÌý

• anyÌýentitlementÌýforÌýeitherÌýparty toÌýterminateÌýthe rightÌý

• locationÌýof the land affected by the right:Ìý

  • titleÌýnumbers:Ìýof the affected registeredÌýestates
  • geospatialÌýdata:ÌýtoÌýsufficientlyÌýindicateÌýwhere the right isÌýlocated, where it affects only part of aÌýregisteredÌýtitle

• addressÌýof the land:Ìýdescription ofÌýthe physical location of the site covered by the right,ÌýincludingÌýpostcodeÌý(if available)ÌýandÌýUnique Property Reference Number (UPRN)Ìý(if available)Ìý

• sub-surface landÌýand airspace: whether the land subject to the right includes land held apart from the surface

These Regulations are part of the government’s wider commitment to increasing transparency in the land market.

A Practice Guide and regular updates on how to submit the required information and the necessary formatting will be provided over the coming months.

For more information, visit: Contractual control agreements - °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï.