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The Land Charges Act 1972 (LCA 1972) provides for HM Land Registry to maintain:

1. •

   a register of land charges

2. •

   a register of pending land actions and pending actions in bankruptcy

3. •

   a register of writs and orders affecting land and writs and orders in bankruptcy

These registers are entirely separate to the register for substantive title registration and are maintained by the Land Charges Department of HM Land Registry (based at its office in Plymouth).

This Practice Note looks at the circumstances in which a bankruptcy search should be made in the above registers in respect of an individual or individuals. It does not deal with searches which may be required to establish the solvency or otherwise of a company; these are dealt with in Practice Notes: Pre-contract searches, Pre-completion searches and Quick guide to property insolvency.

For our content on land charges and the land charges register, see Practice Note: Land charges under the Land Charges Act 1972—registration and purpose.

LCA 1972 also made provision for registers of