Open consultation Department of Finance Land Registration Fees Orders Consultation

Summary

The Department of Finance is carrying out a consultation to seek your views on its policy proposals relating to Land Registration fees.

Documents

• Department of Finance Land Registration Fees Orders Consultation Document Adobe PDF (3 MB)
• EQIA Screening -Department of Finance Land Registration Fees Orders Consultation 2026 – The Land Registry (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 2027 Adobe PDF (258 KB)
• EQIA Screening -Department of Finance Land Registration Fees Orders Consultation 2026 – The Registration of Deeds (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 2027 Adobe PDF (247 KB)
• Rural Needs Impact Assessment - Department of Finance Land Registration Fees Orders Consultation 2026 - The Land Registry (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 2027 Adobe PDF (355 KB)
• Rural Needs Impact Assessment - Department of Finance Land Registration Fees Orders Consultation 2026 - The Registration of Deeds (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 2027 Adobe PDF (349 KB)
• Annex A -Draft legislation -The Registration of Deeds (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 2027 Adobe PDF (221 KB)
• Annex B- Draft legislation - The Land Registry (Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 2027 Adobe PDF (332 KB)
• Regulatory Impact Assessment Screening Exercise - Department of Finance Land Registration Fees Orders Consultation 2026 Adobe PDF (126 KB)

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Consultation description

Land Registration is part of Land & Property Services within the Department of Finance. It is responsible for managing four Registers; the Land Register, the Statutory Charges Register, the Ground Rents Register and the Registry of Deeds Register. Land Registration charges fees for customers to use its services and these fees are calculated to cover the cost of offering the services without Land Registration making a profit or loss.

Changes affecting current Land Registration fees such as increases in property prices and the introduction of new digital services mean that the fees need to be reviewed and updated. This review was carried out with input from key stakeholders resulting in the following policy proposals:

• Update scale-fee bands in the Land Register and the associated fees for services to reflect current property values.
• Align fees with new digital services being implemented and include a discount for using the new digital services.
• Simplify the wording and fee structures for ease of understanding and consistency.
• Ensure that the cost of offering Land Registration services is covered by the fees without profit or loss.

The purpose of this public consultation is to gather views from as many stakeholders and other interested parties as possible to shape these policy proposals.  More information on the proposed policy changes can be found in the consultation document.

Copies of the draft Fees Orders associated with these policy proposals are available in Annex A & B of the Consultation Document. 

We welcome your views. 

This consultation is open for responses for 12 weeks and will close at 12.00pm on 21 May 2026.