Compulsory Registration Dates

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Admin Areas and Compulsory Registration Dates for England & Wales

All of England and Wales is now covered by compulsory registration provisions although the trigger date varied from area to area. Whenever a property changed hands for value after the compulsory registration date, then by law it had to be registered at HM Land Registry.

Below are the administrative areas in England and Wales showing the date that compulsory registration was first introduced.

If the land of interest is found to be 'unregistered' the assumption is that the property has not changed hands for value since that date. Recent changes to legislation provides that any sale, gift or first mortgage of property will also trigger compulsory registration.

NOTE: Where there have been local authority boundary changes, parts of the area may have become subject to compulsory provisions at an earlier date.

	COMPULSORY REGISTRATION DATES

	aberconwy December 1988 adur March 1977 allerdale November 1986 alnwick December 1989 alyn and deeside April 1986 amber valley April 1985 arfon December 1988 arun February 1978 ashfield December 1975 ashford October 1958 aylesbury vale November 1986 babergh December 1990 barking and dagenham September 1966 barnet April 1965 barnsley September 1974 barrow-in-furness March 1977 basildon March 1977 basingstoke and deane April 1986 bassetlaw April 1986 Bath May 1974 bedford SEPTEMBER 1974 berwick-upon-tweed December 1989 bexley January 1961 birmingham May 1966 blaby March 1977 blackburn May 1974 blackpool March 1977 blaneau gwent November 1985 blyth valley June 1975 bolsover March 1977 Bolton January 1974 boothferry November 1985 boston December 1989 bournemouth March 1977 bracknell forest April 1963 bradford September 1974 braintree November 1986 breckland December 1989 brecknock March 1988 brent January 1937 brentwood June 1975 bridgend June 1975 bridgnorth April 1986 brighton October 1965 bristol December 1967 broadland December 1989 bromley January 1961 bromsgrove March 1977 broxbourne March 1977 broxtowe September 1974 burnley September 1974 bury January 1974 caerphilly November 1985 calderdale June 1975 cambridge May 1974 camden 1899 cannock chase February 1978 canterbury October 1958 caradon April 1985 cardiff May 1974 carlisle November 1986 carmarthen December 1988 carrick December 1988 castle morpeth November 1986 castle point December 1990 ceredigion December 1988 charnwood October 1977 chelmsford November 1985 cheltenham November 1985 cherwell November 1986 chester May 1974 chesterfield March 1977 chester-le-street December 1975 chichester April 1986 chiltern November 1986 chorley April 1986 christchurch March 1977 city of london July 1902 city of westminster 1899 cleethorpes March 1977 colchester November 1986 colwyn March 1988 congleton February 1978 conwy March 1988 copeland December 1987 corby November 1985 cotswold November 1986 coventry March 1974 craven November 1985 crawley September 1974 crewe and nantwich May 1974 croydon March 1952 cynon Valley November 1985 dacorum November 1985 darlington May 1974 dartford January 1961 daventry November 1986 delyn April 1986 denbighshire March 1988 derby April 1968 derbyshire dales December 1987 derwentside December 1987 dinefwr December 1988 doncaster September 1974 dover January 1958 dudley March 1974 durham May 1974 dwyfor December 1988 ealing January 1937 easington May 1974 east cambridgeshire December 1988 east devon February 1978 east dorset October 1977 east hampshire March 1988 east hertfordshire February 1978 east lindsey February 1989 east northamptonshire November 1986 east riding of yorkshire November 1985 east staffordshire December 1988 east yorkshire September 1974 eastbourne January 1926 eastleigh October 1977 eden December 1987 ellesmere port and neston October 1977 elmbridge March 1952 enfield January 1937 epping forest March 1977 epsom and ewell March 1952 erewash September 1974 exeter May 1974 fareham October 1977 fenland December 1988 flintshire April 1986 forest heath December 1990 forest of dean November 1986 fylde March 1977 gateshead June 1975 gedling September 1974 gillingham March 1957 glanford November 1985 gloucester April 1967 glyndwr March 1988 gosport October 1977 gravesham March 1957 great grimsby December 1975 great yarmouth November 1985 greenwich 1900 guildford March 1952 gwynedd December 1988 hackney 1899 halton October 1977 hambleton December 1988 hammersmith and fulham 1899 harborough November 1985 haringey January 1937 harlow March 1977 harrogate November 1986 harrow January 1937 Hart March 1988 hartlepool May 1974 hastings January 1929 havant February 1988 havering February 1967 hereford December 1990* hertsmere May 1974 high peak December 1987 hillingdon January 1937 hinckley and bosworth October 1977 holderness November 1985 horsham April 1986 hounslow January 1937 hove October 1965 huntingdonshire November 1986 hyndburn April 1985 inner and middle temples July 1902 ipswich May 1974 isle of anglesea March 1988 isle of wight April 1986 isles of scilly December 1988 islington 1899 islwyn March 1977 kennet April 1990 kensington and chelsea 1899 kerrier December 1988 kettering February 1978 kings lynn December 1989 kingston upon hull December 1975 kingston-upon-thames March 1952 kingswood September 1974 kirklees March 1974 knowsley June 1975 lambeth 1900 lancaster March 1988 langbaurgh-on-tees May 1974 leeds March 1974 leicester October 1957 leominster December 1990 lewes June 1975 lewisham 1900 lichfield October 1977 lincoln December 1975 liverpool December 1969 llanelli March 1977 lliw Valley December 1975 luton October 1969 macclesfield February 1978 maidstone October 1958 maldon December 1990 malvern hills December 1990 manchester January 1974 mansfield December 1975 medina April 1986 meirionnydd December 1988 melton November 1985 merthyr tydfil November 1985 merton March 1952 mid bedfordshire November 1985 mid devon April 1986 mid suffolk December 1990 mid sussex September 1974 middlesborough January 1974 milton keynes November 1986 mole valley March 1952 mongomeryshire March 1988 monmouth November 1985 neath June 1975 new forest February 1978 newark and sherwood April 1986 newbury April 1963 newcastle upon tyne JANUARY 1974 newcastle-under-lyme March 1977 newham April 1965 newport May 1974 north bedfordshire September 1974 north cornwall December 1988 north devon April 1986 north dorset April 1990 north east derbyshire April 1985 north hertfordshire November 1985 north kesteven December 1989 north lincolnshire November 1985 north norfolk December 1989 north shropshire January 1990 north somerset December 1989 north tyneside May 1974 north Warwickshire February 1978 north west leicestershire October 1977 north wiltshire April 1990 northampton January 1974 northavon April 1985 norwich January 1974 nottingham January 1974 nuneaton and bedworth February 1965 oadby and wigston March 1977 ogwr June 1975 oldham January 1974 oswestry January 1990 oxford March 1954 pendle April 1985 penwith December 1988 peterborough March 1977 plymouth January 1974 poole June 1975 port talbot MARCH 1988 portsmouth December 1975 powys March 1988 presli pembrokeshire December 1988 preston May 1974 purbeck April 1990 radnorshire March 1988 reading October 1962 redbridge SEPTEMBER 1966 redcar and cleveland May 1974 redditch April 1986 reigate and banstead March 1952 restormel April 1985 rhondda cynon taff November 1985 rhuddlan April 1986 rhymney valley November 1985 ribble valley March 1988 richmond upon thames March 1952 richmondshire December 1988 rochdale January 1974 rochester upon medway March 1957 rochford December 1990 rossendale October 1977 rother June 1975 rotherham November 1974 rugby September 1974 runneymede March 1952 rushcliffe September 1974 rushmoor March 1988 rutland November 1985 ryedale December 1988 salford January 1974 salisbury April 1990 sandwell April 1967 scarborough December 1988 scunthorpe December 1975 sedgefield December 1975 sedgemoor December 1989 sefton June 1975 selby November 1986 sevenoaks January 1961 sheffield March 1974 shepway October 1958 shrewsbury and atcham January 1990 slough June 1975 solihull March 1974 south bedfordshire September 1974 south bucks December 1975 south Cambridgeshire November 1986 south derbyshire February 1978 south gloucestershire April 1985 south hams February 1978 south herefordshire December 1990 south Holland December 1989 south kesteven December 1989 south lakeland December 1987 south norfolk December 1989 south northamptonshire November 1986 south oxfordshire September 1974 south pembrokeshire December 1988 south ribble April 1986 south shropshire January 1990 south somerset December 1989 south staffordshire December 1988 south tyneside 1974 south wight April 1986 southampton December 1975 southend-on-sea April 1968 southwark March 1900 spelthorne January 1937 st albans October 1977 st edmundsbury December 1990 st helens March 1974 stafford December 1988 staffordshire moorlands December 1988 stevenage May 1974 stockport January 1974 stockton-on-tees May 1974 stoke-on-trent April 1968 stratford-on-avon November 1985 stroud November 1986 suffolk coastal December 1990 sunderland 1974 surrey heath March 1952 sutton March 1952 swale October 1958 swansea December 1975 swindon April 1985 taff-ely October 1977 tameside January 1974 tamworth October 1977 tandridge March 1952 taunton deane April 1985 teesdale December 1987 teignbridge February 1978 tendring December 1990 test valley March 1988 tewkesbury November 1986 thamesdown April 1985 thanet January 1958 the borough of beverley November 1985 three rivers May 1974 thurrock June 1975 tonbridge and malling January 1961 torbay May 1974 torfaen November 1985 torridge December 1988 tower hamlets 1899 trafford January 1974 tunbridge wells January 1961 tynedale December 1989 uttlesford November 1986 vale of Glamorgan December 1975 vale of white horse April 1963 vale royal October 1977 wakefield September 1974 walsall January 1974 waltham forest February 1967 wandsworth 1900 wansbeck October 1977 wansdyke April 1985 warrington September 1974 warwick September 1974 watford April 1968 waveney November 1985 waverley March 1952 wealden February 1978 wear valley December 1987 wellingborough November 1985 welwyn hatfield March 1977 west berkshire April 1963 west devon December 1988 west dorset April 1990 west lancashire April 1986 west lindsey February 1989 west norfolk December 1989 west oxfordshire November 1986 west somerset April 1986 west wiltshire April 1986 weymouth and portland October 1977 wigan December 1975 winchester March 1988 windsor and maidenhead January 1974 wirral March 1974 woking March 1952 wokingham April 1963 wolverhampton April 1967 woodspring April 1985 worcester March 1977 worthing March 1977 wrekin April 1986 wrexham maelor March 1988 wychavon December 1990 wycombe November 1986 wyre March 1988 wyre forest December 1990 york March 1977

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