TR1 form: how to complete a transfer of whole

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The short answer

The TR1 is HM Land Registry's deed for transferring the whole of a registered title. It has 12 panels: the title number, property, date, the people transferring and receiving, their address for service, the price, the title guarantee, how joint buyers hold, any extra covenants, and the signatures. It is signed as a deed and sent to HM Land Registry with form AP1.

Where this form fits in a property purchase (England and Wales)

Offer acceptedSeller's informationTA6 TA10
Exchange and completionThe transfer deedTR1
Within 14 days (England) or 30 days (Wales)Tax on the purchase: SDLT in England, LTT in WalesSDLT return
Within 30 working daysRegistrationAP1 ID1
After lodgingHM Land Registry's questionsRequisitions

The panels, one by one

Panel	What goes in it
1. Title number(s)	The title number of each registered title being transferred.
2. Property	A brief description of the property, including the postcode.
3. Date	The date of completion, added only after the transfer has been signed.
4. Transferor	The full names, including middle names, of everyone transferring. They must match the register, or you send evidence of the change, such as a marriage certificate or deed poll.
5. Transferee	The full names of everyone the property is transferred to: a maximum of four.
6. Transferee's address for service	A postal address for each transferee (in the UK or abroad), plus up to two more, which can be postal, email, box number or UK document exchange addresses.
7. Transfer	The words of transfer. HM Land Registry says this statement suits all cases: don't add to or change it.
8. Consideration	Tick one: the price paid (enter the amount), a gift, or other consideration (give details).
9. Title guarantee	Full or limited title guarantee, either of which can be modified, or none.
10. Declaration of trust	Only when there is more than one transferee: joint tenants, tenants in common in equal shares, or other shares or trusts (with details).
11. Additional provisions	Any covenants or agreements between the transferors and transferees.
12. Execution	Signatures. Every transferor signs as a deed; the transferees sign too if panel 10 or 11 is completed.

Signing and witnessing

The TR1 is a deed. Each individual signs in the presence of a witness, who must actually be there when it is signed and then signs and adds their details. One witness can attest several signatures, but must complete the witness details under each one. A party to the deed can't witness another party's signature (Practice Guide 8).

A company can sign by two authorised signatories (a director and the secretary must be two different people), or by a single director whose signature is witnessed. Attorneys and other cases use the wording in HM Land Registry's Practice Guide 8.

Electronic signing is possible only through a signing platform under Practice Guide 82, with a regulated conveyancer setting up and controlling the process and certifying it. The witness confirms with a one-time code sent to their phone.

Common reasons HM Land Registry sends it back

These are from HM Land Registry's own list of reasons for requisitions (Practice Guide 50):

A signature not witnessed, or no evidence of authority to sign (for example a power of attorney not sent) (PG50).
Names on the transfer that don't match the register, or each other (PG50).
Joint buyers where the application doesn't say whether a Form A restriction is needed, or says both (PG50).
Clerical details in the deed that are incomplete or wrong, or a poor-quality copy (PG50).
No SDLT5 certificate where one is needed (PG50).

The next step is the AP1 application, and on a purchase the SDLT return must be filed within 14 days of completion (GOV.UK).

Questions

What is a TR1 form?

HM Land Registry's form for transferring the whole of one or more registered titles, used for a sale, a gift or a transfer into or out of joint names. It is signed as a deed and sent to HM Land Registry with an AP1 application to update the register.

TR1 or TP1?

TR1 is for the whole of a registered title. To transfer part of a title, such as part of a garden or one plot from a larger title, HM Land Registry says to use form TP1.

Who signs the TR1?

All the transferors must sign it as a deed. The transferees must also sign if the declaration of trust (panel 10) or additional provisions (panel 11) are completed.

Who can witness a signature on a TR1?

An independent person, preferably someone who knows the signer, who is actually present when the deed is signed. A party to the transfer can't witness another party's signature. HM Land Registry says a spouse, civil partner or partner who isn't a party can witness, but it is best avoided.

What happens if panel 10 isn't completed for joint buyers?

If neither panel 10 nor a form JO is completed, HM Land Registry enters a Form A restriction on the register by default, the restriction used where the owners may hold as tenants in common.

Can a TR1 be signed electronically?

Yes, but only in the ways HM Land Registry accepts: its Practice Guide 82 allows transfers to be signed through a signing platform with the process run and certified by a conveyancer. A simple typed or pasted signature is not accepted for a transfer.

What is sent with the TR1?

Form AP1 if the property is registered (FR1 if it isn't), the fee, evidence of identity where required and, if Stamp Duty Land Tax is payable, the SDLT5 certificate.

Sources

Checked against these sources on 23 October 2026. Updated 23 October 2026. General information, not legal advice: Instrukt is not a law firm and doesn't provide conveyancing. Always use the current form from GOV.UK.

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