Contractual Control Agreements
What was announced
New regulations coming into force in April 2027 will require certain contractual control agreements affecting registered land in England and Wales to be submitted digitally to HM Land Registry.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- 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.
- A Practice Guide on how to prepare for the new requirements on contractual control agreements is available.
Who and where
UK bodies of power
- HM Land Registry (non ministerial department) · more news
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Land registration, Planning reform.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/contractual-control-agreements
- Published 2026-10-26 11:17:52 UTC (first published 2026-06-12)
- Read by this site 2026-10-26 11:30:12 UTC from GOV.UK
- Saved copy: receipt 2219, with its SHA-256 fingerprint
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