Deed of Variation Pre 1 August 2002

Could you please advise whether a Deed of Variation (after death to vary an estate) executed prior to the 1 August 2002 Land Registration Act was required to be registered at the Land Registry.

If so, can a beneficiary of the estate (the personal representative has died) obtain a copy of the deed or get confirmation that no deed of variation was submitted to the Land Registry?

Anna Li - we don't register variations of a deceased's estate
Change a will after a death - GOV.UK

Hi Adam Thanks for the reply. I understand that Deeds of Variations had to be submitted to HMRC within 6 months of their execution regardless of whether IHT changed prior to the Land Registration Act. They were not valid unless they had been submitted to HMRC.  I have managed to confirm this with HMRC.

Is there any historical information that shows whether a dov (pre 1 August 2002 Land Registry Act) needed to be registered at the Land Registry?

Hi Anna Li - we don't register or record such deeds of variation. We register the legal ownership of a property and as such can update the register following the death of an owner - HMLR Guide: Start - External  · HM Land Registry