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Contractual Control Regulations: live implementation tracker.

Every milestone in the regime, with its status and primary source. We update this page whenever HM Land Registry or MHCLG publish, change or delay anything. Link to it; it won’t move.

6milestones complete
2documents pending from HMLR
3statutory dates ahead
  1. Done26 Oct 2023
    Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 receives Royal Assent

    Part 11 (sections 221–225) creates the power to require and publish contractual control information.

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  2. Done24 Jan – 20 Mar 2024
    MHCLG consultation on contractual controls

    Consultation on scope, timing and the public dataset. Overage and unregistered land later excluded.

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  3. Done9 Mar 2026
    Draft Regulations laid before Parliament; MHCLG guidance published

    The Provision of Information (Contractual Control) (Registered Land) Regulations 2026 and the non-statutory guidance.

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  4. Done8 Jun 2026
    Regulations made (SI 2026/615)

    Retrospective reach begins: rights granted from this date are reportable once the service opens.

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  5. Done17 Sep 2026
    HMLR opens user research on the submission service

    HMLR invites conveyancers to shape the digital service; workflow already simplified in response to feedback.

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  6. Done30 Sep 2026
    HMLR guidance: new reporting rules for contractual control rights

    Confirms the regulated-conveyancer rule, 60-day clocks, and GeoJSON/Shapefile on British National Grid for part-title rights.

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  7. PendingExpected before Apr 2027
    HMLR Practice Guide

    The operational guide for conveyancers: submission steps, evidence, mapping tool. Promised, not yet published.

  8. PendingExpected before Apr 2027
    Technical specification for the digital service

    File formats, validation rules, and whether an API or Business Gateway route exists for high-volume submitters.

  9. Statutory date6 Apr 2027
    Regulations in force; HMLR digital service launches

    60-day reporting begins for grants, assignments, variations, exercise and expiry.

  10. Statutory date6 Oct 2027
    Transitional deadline

    Every in-scope right granted between 8 June 2026 and 5 April 2027 must be submitted.

  11. Statutory dateAfter 6 Apr 2028
    First public dataset published

    Then at least monthly. Location, grantee, type, duration, dates.

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