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title

Gets summary information for the title with the specified title number.

Error responses

Calls to this endpoint may return the following error codes:

Error code	Message	Cause
LRAPI00401	The request could not be completed because a valid access token was not provided.	A valid access token must be provided to be able to access this data. Try the request again with a valid access token.
LRAPI00404	A title number must be provided.	The path parameter {titleNumber} cannot be empty. Try the request again with a non-empty value.
LRAPI01001	The request failed to validate.	An invalid title number was provided. Check the value to ensure it does not violate the parameter constraints.
LRAPI02000	Title number '{titleNumber}' does not exist.	No title with the given title number could be found in the Land Register. Check that the title number is correct.

get/title/{titleNumber}

Path parameters

titleNumberstring required

The unique reference number of the desired title.

The following constraints apply to this parameter:

Constraint	Error message
The parameter must have a length less than or equal to 9 characters.	The title number must be no longer than 9 characters.

Response

Summary information for the title.

previous_title_numberstring

Title number that was previously allocated to a property.

title_numberstring required

The unique reference number that refers to this title.

scheme_status'current scheme title' | 'pre-allocated scheme title, no applications pending' | 'title is not a scheme title'

Whether a title number is a scheme title or not and if so whether it is a current scheme title or a pre-allocated scheme title number with no applications pending.

A property of this type may be any of the following values:

current scheme title: Current scheme title.
pre-allocated scheme title, no applications pending: Pre-allocated scheme title, no applications pending.
title is not a scheme title: Title is not a scheme title.

continuation_title_numberstring

Title number under which a closed title has been continued.

application_timestampstring date-time

The date and time that the latest application to make a substantive change to the register for this title was submitted.

NB: This timestamp is provided in UTC, which may mean that it differs by an hour from the value found in the Intelligent Register, as it is configured to use BST in the summer months.

caution_against_first_registrationboolean required

Boolean value stating whether this title is a caution against first registration.

application_referencestring required

The Application Barcode Reference (ABR) of the latest application to make a substantive change to the register for this title.

timeshare_lease_issuedboolean

Indicates whether a timeshare discontinuous lease has been issued out of this title.

district_namestring

The Name of an administrative district created since local government reorganisation 1974. Administrative district also covers the London boroughs, unitary authorities and for (HMLR’s purposes) the Isles of Scilly parishes which encompasses the extent of the title. A Title extent can occur over multiple districts but currently only the main primary district is being surfaced. Multiple districts will be available in later releases of data.

pre_act_cautionboolean

Boolean value stating whether a caution against first registration was lodged prior to the LR Act 2002. This is only applicable for titles identified as cautions against first registration - caution_against_first_registration is true.

edition_datestring date

The date on which the current version of the register was published.

Describes the type of legal interest (the collection of rights) of an estate (the land to which these rights apply).

A property of this type may be any of the following values:

estate in land: An estate in land refers to ownership or possessory rights to land or property.

A freehold title or a leasehold title would be an example of an estate in land.
affecting franchise: A franchise is a right granted by the Crown through a charter or letters patent, such as the right to host a market or a fair. A title to franchise does not grant any ownership to the land in question; it is distinct from freehold or leasehold titles.

A franchise is an affecting franchise if it is registered to a defined extent of land and is capable of affecting the title to an estate. Otherwise, the franchise is a relating franchise.
relating franchise: A franchise is a right granted by the Crown through a charter or letters patent, such as the right to host a market or a fair. A title to franchise does not grant any ownership to the land in question; it is distinct from freehold or leasehold titles.

A franchise is an affecting franchise if it is registered to a defined extent of land and is capable of affecting the title to an estate. Otherwise, the franchise is a relating franchise.
manor: A manor was, historically, central to feudalism - either the Crown or a superior lord would grant ownership and other rights in exchange for their allegiance and service.

From a modern perspective, there are three main elements:
- The lordship, the owner of which is entitled to refer to themself as the lord of that manor
- The manorial, which refers to the land and the manor house upon it
- The seignory, which refers to additional rights on the land which have been reserved by the lord, such as hunting or fishing rights
profit à prendre in gross: A profit à prendre in gross is the right to take a natural resource from another person's land. The owner of the profit may exercise that right irrespective of the ownership of the land in question. The profit also effectively grants an easement on the land due to the necessity of physically accessing the resource in order to take it.
rentcharge: A rentcharge is a regular payment made between the owner of a freehold title and another person who otherwise has no additional interest in the land. This distinguishes a rentcharge from ground rent (which is only applicable to leasehold titles) or from a charge (which is the use of a title as collateral in order to protect a lender in the event that a borrower defaults on their repayments).

A rentcharge is terminable if it is only applicable for a fixed term; otherwise, it is perpetual.
perpetual rentcharge: A rentcharge is a regular payment made between the owner of a freehold title and another person who otherwise has no additional interest in the land. This distinguishes a rentcharge from ground rent (which is only applicable to leasehold titles) or from a charge (which is the use of a title as collateral in order to protect a lender in the event that a borrower defaults on their repayments).

A rentcharge is terminable if it is only applicable for a fixed term; otherwise, it is perpetual.
terminable rentcharge: A rentcharge is a regular payment made between the owner of a freehold title and another person who otherwise has no additional interest in the land. This distinguishes a rentcharge from ground rent (which is only applicable to leasehold titles) or from a charge (which is the use of a title as collateral in order to protect a lender in the event that a borrower defaults on their repayments).

A rentcharge is terminable if it is only applicable for a fixed term; otherwise, it is perpetual.

class_of_title'absolute' | 'good' | 'qualified' | 'possessory'

The class of title is a measure of confidence that HM Land Registry has in guaranteeing the proprietor(s) of the title against a legal challenge to that title.

A property of this type may be any of the following values:

absolute: A title absolute is conferred to the proprietor(s) if it is determined that the claim to proprietorship is indisputable. When a title is first registered, it is required to provide a complete history of ownership for the 15 years prior to registration. In the case of a leasehold title, it is also required to prove that the landlord has the rights to grant a lease - either through demonstrating 15 years of ownership history, or through an official copy of the register if the freehold is already registered. Most titles are considered to be titles absolute.
good: A good leasehold title is conferred to the proprietor(s) if the claim to the leasehold title is satisfactory, but the landlord's claim to the freehold title cannot be verified. In such a situation, it is unknown whether the claimed landlord has the power to grant such a lease, or whether any covenants or restrictions affect the property.
qualified: A qualified title is conferred to the proprietor(s) if the claim to proprietorship is incomplete. Such a class of title would be granted if, when first registered, did not fully account for the 15 years prior to registration. A qualified title is susceptible to being challenged by a person with a stronger claim to the title.
possessory: A possessory title is conferred to the proprietor(s) when proprietorship is claimed by right of adverse possession or when no documentation can be provided asserting the title.

tenure'freehold' | 'leasehold'

The tenure of a title determines the rights of that title's proprietor(s).

Currently, the law in England and Wales permits two kinds of interest: freehold and leasehold.

A property of this type may be any of the following values:

freehold: Indicates that this is a freehold title; i.e. that full, perpetual, ownership rights of the specified property and land are granted to the proprietor(s).
leasehold: Indicates that this is a leasehold title; i.e. that possessory rights of the property (but not the land) have been granted to the proprietor(s) for the duration of the lease agreement with the freeholder(s).

commonhold_type'part' | 'unit'

A lookup value which indicates whether the current status of a Title which is registered as commonhold is that of a ‘common parts title’ or ‘common unit title’.

developer_status'currently a developing title' | 'previously a developing title' | 'title is not a developing title'

Any title which is part of a developing estate is identified as such as early as possible by the use of the developer status and this ensures that all titles within a plot can be managed in the same way providing an efficient process and improved customer experience. The developer status can be added and removed without an application being raised. When developer status is added the status is 'currently a developing title' and on removal of developer status it changes to 'previously a developing title'. If the title is not part of a developing estate then the status will be set to 'title is not a developing title'. A title that is a developing title can also have a title status of 'pending new title'.

A property of this type may be any of the following values:

currently a developing title: Currently a developing title
previously a developing title: Previously a developing title
title is not a developing title: Title is not a developing title

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