The Property Alert service is a free monitoring service provided by HM Land Registry for properties in England and Wales. It acts like a digital security alarm for your property deeds, immediately notifying you if there is any significant official activity on your property's record.
How It Works
Free to Use: Setting up an account and monitoring properties costs absolutely nothing.
Monitor Multiple Homes: You can monitor up to 10 properties at the same time.
You Don't Need to Own the Property: You can monitor your own home, a buy-to-let property, or the home of a vulnerable relative to help protect them.
Instant Notifications: You will receive an email alert the moment HM Land Registry receives an application or a search request against the property (for example, if someone tries to take out a new mortgage or change the ownership details).
What the Alerts Tell You
If an alert is triggered, the email will tell you:
The type of activity taking place.
Who the applicant is.
The exact date and time the request was received.
Please Note: The alert system itself does not automatically block transactions. It is designed to give you an early warning. If you receive an alert about a transaction you didn't authorise, you must act quickly and contact the Land Registry's property fraud team to stop it.
Ready to protect your home?
Set up your alerts: Create a free account directly on the GOV.UK Property Alert page.
Learn about further protection: If you want to proactively block unauthorized sales (and not just get alerts), read the main GOV.UK guide to protecting your land and property from fraud to learn about entering a protective "Form LL" restriction.
Watch the expert advice: To see how these security layers work in practice, watch the HM Land Registry video guide on property fraud.
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