His Majesty's Land Registryis a non-ministerial department of His Majesty's Government, created in 1862 to register the ownership of land and property in England and Wales. It reports to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
HM Land Registry is internally independent and receives no government funding; it charges fees for applications lodged by customers. The current Chief Land Registrar (and CEO) is Simon Hayes.
The equivalent office in Scotland is the Registers of Scotland. Land and Property Services maintain records for Northern Ireland.
