On 27 January 2026, Executive Council approved an amendment to the Registered Land Rules 1981, to increase fees for Land Registry Services, including the registration of interests in land, land surveys and other services as provided under the Registered Land Ordinance 1980.
Land Registry fees were last reviewed and updated on 1 November 2020 and have remained unchanged until now. The increase is necessary to align fees with the cost of delivering these services, ensure the long-term viability of Land Registry, and support the timely delivery of land registry processes.
The revised fees will come into effect on 1 April 2026.
The schedule below outlines the upcoming fee changes:
| Fee No. | Description | Revised Fee |
| 1 | On application for the registration of: | |
| A transfer (of a freehold, leasehold or charge) for each parcel affected | £40.00 | |
| A lease or sub-lease or easement for each parcel affected | £30.00 | |
| A mortgage or charge— If presented at the same time as an instrument to which fee 1(a) or 1(b) appliesIn every other case, the same fee as would apply on an application to register a transfer of the land or lease comprised in the charge | £12.00 | |
| A caution or restriction | £25.00 | |
| Discharge and removal or a charge or caution | Nil | |
| Other instrument (including power of attorney presented under section 114) | £12.00 | |
| 2 | On filing any instrument, otherwise than for the purpose of registration | Nil |
| 3 | On the issue of a Land certificate: | |
| If issued in consequence of registration of an instrument for which a fee in item 1(a) or 1(b) applies | Nil | |
| In every other case | £18.00 | |
| 4 | Upon opening a new register in consequence of subdivision, partition or combination – for each new register: (Payable in addition to survey fees in item 8) | £6.00 |
| 5 | On application to inspect a register or filed instrument or plan or registry map: | |
| First document | £4.00 | |
| Each additional document inspected | £3.00 | |
| 6 | On application for an official search | £6.00 |
| 7 | On application for a certified copy of the register, filed instrument, plan or map: | |
| First page | £4.00 | |
| Each additional page | £3.00 | |
| 8 | On an application for subdivision, reparcellation or fixing a boundary, or any other application necessitating a survey (in addition to any other fee): | |
| Standard service (within 90 days): For each hour (or part thereof) of survey work within the Standard service: Trainee surveyor Surveyor Senior Surveyor GIS Manager Crown Estates Officer | £6.00 £10.00 £13.00 £17.00 £17.00 | |
| Premium service (within 21 days): Standard hourly fees in item 8(a) will be doubled | ||
| Economy service (within 180 days): Standard hourly fees in item 8(a) will be reduced by one third | ||
| For each beacon, post, or other boundary marker placed by the survey officers in the course of such survey | £3.00 | |
| 9 | Miscellaneous applications to the Registrar: | |
| For rectification of the Register | £18.00 | |
| For partition or sale of land owned in common | £30.00 | |
| For registration as proprietor of land, or of an easement or profit, by prescription | £25.00 | |
| 10 | For any matter or thing for which no provision is specifically made in this Schedule | £30.00 |
Land Registry
Economic Development Portfolio
12 March 2026