The term 'deeds' historically relates to the documents held by an owner to prove that they owned a parcel of land or property. Each time the land or property was sold the seller would hand over the old deeds and a new one would be added to the pile.
Land registration effectively takes those deeds and creates a land register and title plan both of which are held by us in an electric format. The old deeds are then no longer needed to prove ownership as on any sale, mortgage, lease etc a buyer, lender or tenant can check the central registered information with us and not rely on the old deeds.
If you or anyone else wants to check the registered information then they can do so online or by post - see
our online guidance for more details
Our
online blog also explains in more detail about where are my title deeds and do I need them
