How do I register my property for the first time?

The property has not been registered, the previous owners have passed away,  the solicitors have also misplaced the deeds.
Am I still able to purchase this property. 
Will I be able to insure it.
Will I be able to port my mortgage to it.
Can I register the property myself.
Thank you

Andrew - the purchase will depend on you/your conveyancer as to whether you are willing to complete. Whilst it is possible in my experience a conveyancer would say No. And if you were buying with a mortgage then your lender would definitely say No as the risk is too high.

Insurance is not something we deal with or can advise on. Any property can be mortgaged but see above re No if unregistered and deeds lost/owners dead

If you are able to prove ownership then yes but if the previous owners have died then the law is a complex one as their next of kin inherit and if they don't have any then it can pass to the crown

I would strongly recommend that you seek legal advice before agreeing to buy the property, not least because whoever is selling it needs to be able to prove title to it

As an applicant who is registering my property for the first time, which I wholly own and live in I find the form FR1 to be heavily slanted toward a conveyancer. That many of the boxes do not seem to apply to a person who is making their own application. For example  8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, Am I right in this assumption?

Hi Anthony, I came to the same conclusion. We're also trying to register a property for the first time (voluntary), which was bought in 1986 and never been registered. It is also owned outright and we have all the original deeds. Have you managed to complete your application? 

How do I register a property. 

I have built a house on land that I own and that was registered with the Land Registry in my name in 1997.   How do I add the house to the register?

My house was built in 1902 and has never been registered with the Land Registry. I own it outright (no mortgage) so how do I register it without having to use a solicitor? 

Lynda = please see our PG1 for guidance on how to voluntarily register your property for the first time - Practice guide 1: first registrations - GOV.UK

I am filling in the FR1 form for my Mother in Law who we have found out that the house she bought with her husband in 1969 hasn't been registered and am needing help with filling out the form for her.  We are not using a solicitor or a conveyancer to fill the form so need some help in filling out some of the questions.  We are in the process of getting the deeds to the house which we think we need to change into my Mother in Law's name as her husband died in 2019.

I am unclear on how I fill out  the following questions if that is ok:

Question 5 - how do I work out the cost
Questions 8, 9, 10, - is this relevant to my mother in law
Questions 13, 14, 15, 16 - these all mention conveyancer - do these require filling in