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The priority period on an official search with priority is 30 business days, and the section 27 requirement to register a registrable disposition within two months is the one that voids the transfer as a legal estate if it is missed.
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Deadlines this calculator covers
40 encoded deadlines, each cited to its rule.
30 working days from The time when the application for the official search with priority is entered on the day list (LRR 2003, rule 148(1))
30 working days from Expiry date of the priority period conferred by the official search certificate
30 working days from The time when the application for the second official search with priority is entered on the day list (LRR 2003, rules 131 and 148(1))
15 working days from Registrar's notice that two or more applications on the same registered title are regarded as delivered at the same time
2 months from The date on which the relevant event occurs (the s.4 trigger, e.g. completion of the qualifying transfer, grant or first legal mortgage)
20 working days from Date of the registrar's requisition
20 working days from Date of issue of the registrar's notice to the Crown Estate Commissioners, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the appropriate Duchy of Cornwall person or the Port of London Authority
15 working days from Date of issue of the registrar's notice
15 working days from Date of issue of the registrar's notice under s.18(3)
15 working days from Date of issue of the registrar's notice under s.16(1)
15 working days from Date of issue of the registrar's notice under s.16(1) or s.18(3)
15 working days from Date of issue of the registrar's notice under s.36(2)
15 working days from Date of issue of the registrar's notice under s.36(2)
15 working days from Date of issue of the notice under s.45(1), or if more than one is issued, the date of issue of the latest notice
20 working days from Date of issue of the registrar's notice to the owners of adjoining land
6 months from Agreement of all parties to the dispute that they wish to negotiate, following an objection that cannot immediately be disposed of
120 months before Date of the application to the registrar (counted backwards)
6 months before Date on which the applicant ceased to be in adverse possession because of eviction by the registered proprietor or a person claiming under them
24 months before Date on which judgment for possession of the land was given against the applicant
1 month before Date the application is taken to have been made (counted backwards)
65 working days from Date of issue of the registrar's notice under Schedule 6, paragraph 2
15 working days from Date of issue of a notice given by the registrar to a person other than those required to be notified under Schedule 6, paragraph 2
24 months from Date of rejection of the original paragraph 1 application
24 months before Date of judgment for possession given against the applicant, or the applicant's eviction pursuant to a judgment for possession
120 months before Not anchored to the application date. Following Brown v Ridley [2025] UKSC 7, any ten year period of reasonable belief falling within the period of adverse possession satisfies paragraph 5(4)(c); where paragraph 1(2) is relied on, paragraph 5(5) substitutes the day before eviction. Not computable - surface as a flag requiring legal judgement, with no direction or period value.
12 months before Date of first registration of the estate to which the application relates
12 months from End of any period in which the existing registered proprietor is an enemy or detained in enemy territory for the purposes of the Limitation (Enemies and War Prisoners) Act 1945
720 months before Date of the application (counted backwards)
1 month from Deemed receipt by the chargor of the proprietor's notice under rule 194A(2), calculated under rule 194E(1) - binding should be false: this is a waiting period unlocking the proprietor's right to request a RICS appointment, not a bar or sanction on the chargor
2 months from Receipt by the chargee of the proprietor's notice of required apportionment under rule 194B(1), or receipt of the qualified surveyor's valuations
10 working days from The apportionment under rule 194C
28 days from Date on which the Tribunal sent the applicant written notice of its receipt of the registrar's reference
28 days from Date on which the person received the copy of the rectification application provided by the Tribunal
14 days from Date the Tribunal sends the party the decision notice and notification of any right of appeal
28 days from Date the Tribunal sent notice of the decision to the party, or if later, the date it sent notice of the reasons for the decision
28 days from The latest of the dates the Tribunal sends written reasons for the decision, notification of amended reasons or correction following a review, or notification that a set-aside application has been unsuccessful
14 days from Date on which the First-tier Tribunal sent notice of its refusal of permission to appeal, refusal to admit the application, or grant of permission on limited grounds only
1 month from Date the First-tier Tribunal sent notice of its grant of permission to appeal, or the date the notice of decision was sent where permission is not required
14 days from Date of issue of the court proceedings; date of any decision on an application for an extension of time; date the matter before the court is finally disposed of
72 months from The time when the claimant knows, or but for his own default might have known, of the existence of the claim
Time limits at a glance
The headline periods below restate the encoded rules. Run the calculator above for the exact date, with deemed service, clear days and bank holidays applied.
Official search with priority (OS1/OS2) - priority period: what is the time limit?
30 working days from The time when the application for the official search with priority is entered on the day list (LRR 2003, rule 148(1)), under Land Registration Rules 2003, rule 131 (definition of "priority period"); Land Registration Act 2002, s.72(1)-(2). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.
Delivering the protected application within the priority period (noon cut-off on expiry day): what is the time limit?
30 working days from Expiry date of the priority period conferred by the official search certificate, under HM Land Registry Practice guide 12, section 5.2; Land Registration Rules 2003, rules 15(1) and 154(1); Land Registration Act 2002, s.72(1)(b). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.
Second official search where completion is delayed: what is the time limit?
30 working days from The time when the application for the second official search with priority is entered on the day list (LRR 2003, rules 131 and 148(1)), under HM Land Registry Practice guide 12, section 5.2; Land Registration Rules 2003, rule 131. The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.
Agreeing priority between applications deemed delivered at the same time: what is the time limit?
15 working days from Registrar's notice that two or more applications on the same registered title are regarded as delivered at the same time, under Land Registration Rules 2003, rule 55(4). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.
Compulsory first registration - duty to apply within 2 months: what is the time limit?
2 months from The date on which the relevant event occurs (the s.4 trigger, e.g. completion of the qualifying transfer, grant or first legal mortgage), under Land Registration Act 2002, s.6(1) and s.6(4). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.
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