RX1 form: asking HM Land Registry to put a restriction on a title

RX1 form at a glance

Get the form itself from HM Land Registry: Form RX1 on GOV.UK (version dated 29 August 2023). We explain it here; we do not reproduce it.

What does a restriction on a title actually stop?

A restriction is an entry on the register of a property. It does not stop anyone signing a contract or a deed. It stops HM Land Registry registering certain dealings, such as a sale or a new mortgage, until the condition in the restriction is met. Until the dealing is registered, the buyer or lender does not get the legal title or a registered mortgage, so in practice no buyer’s or lender’s conveyancer will complete without a way to satisfy it.

The condition is usually one of three things: a named person’s written consent, a certificate that something has been done (for example, that a person was sent notice), or a court order. Each standard restriction has a letter, from Form A onwards, and its wording is set by the Land Registration Rules 2003.

A restriction is different from a notice. A notice records that a right or interest exists. A restriction controls what can be registered next. Interests under a trust, such as an owner’s share as a tenant in common, cannot be protected by a notice. They are protected by a restriction.

Which standard restriction letters will you see on a register?

These are the standard restrictions people most often meet on a home’s title, and what each one asks for. Checked against HM Land Registry’s practice guide 19 (updated 27 July 2026) on 29 October 2026.

HM Land Registry charges a fixed fee to add a restriction. There is no fee for Form A. For the other standard restrictions one fee covers up to three titles, with a smaller fee for each extra title, and a non-standard restriction pays a higher fee for each title. Applying by post costs more than online. There is no fee if the restriction is sent with a purchase, transfer or other application that pays a scale fee on each title it affects. The current amounts are on HM Land Registry’s fees page.

HM Land Registry is consulting on simpler Scale 2 fees (open 27 October to 22 December 2026). The restriction fees are not part of it, and no fee has changed yet.

Who is allowed to apply for a restriction?

Panel 8 of the RX1 asks why you are entitled to apply, and you tick one box only. If you are not the owner and the owner has not agreed, you must show a “sufficient interest” and explain it in panel 12 or 13.

Someone with a share in the home under a trust can usually apply for Form A if the title does not already have one. Form II may be possible where Form A is not enough. A consent restriction such as Form N is not normally open to them. The Land Registration Rules list other people who count as having a sufficient interest, such as someone with a charging order.

Will the owner be told, and can they object?

Yes, unless the owner consented, or the restriction is one the owner is required by law to apply for, or it reflects a court order. HM Land Registry writes to the owner before it completes the application. The owner then has 15 working days to object. If the objection cannot be agreed, it goes to a tribunal to decide.

The RX1 ends with warnings. Two matter most here. You have a legal duty not to apply for a restriction without reasonable cause. If you do, anyone who suffers a loss because of it can sue you for damages through the courts. And dishonestly putting information on the form that you know is, or might be, untrue or misleading, to gain from it or to cause someone a loss or risk of loss, can be the crime of fraud.

The form also becomes a public document. Anyone can usually inspect and copy it. If it holds something that could harm you, you can apply to have that part kept private on form EX1.

How do you fill in the RX1, panel by panel?

The RX1 has 13 panels. Panels 1 to 10 are for every application. Panel 11 is for owners who consent. Panels 12 and 13 are for applicants relying on a sufficient interest.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: HM Land Registry.

Do co-owners need an RX1 to become tenants in common?

Often not. When a home is transferred to two or more people, HM Land Registry adds a Form A restriction itself, unless the buyers say they are joint tenants. So most tenants in common already have one, and it costs nothing.

If you bought as joint tenants and one of you now wants to change that, the owner applies for Form A using form SEV or an RX1. You need evidence of the severance unless every owner signs or agrees. For the difference between the two ways of owning, see joint ownership of a home.

Can a restriction go in the TR1 instead of a separate RX1?

Yes, for a standard restriction. It can be applied for in the additional provisions panel of a transfer such as the TR1, TP1 or AS1, or in panel 8 of a CH1 mortgage. The panel must say who is applying. When it goes in with the transfer on a purchase, the purchase pays a scale fee, so the restriction adds no HM Land Registry fee.

When a restriction is sent with other applications, the order they are dealt in matters. You can ask for the restriction to be dealt with last.

On a transfer of equity, our live page lists what we do, including: “Prepare the transfer deed (usually HM Land Registry form TR1) and explain your choices for owning the home together.” and “Send the transfer to HM Land Registry so the register shows the new owners.” More on the TR1 form and the AP1 application.

How do you take a restriction off when it is no longer needed?

There are three forms. Which one you use depends on whether the restriction is finished with, whether the people it protects agree, or whether you only need it set aside for one dealing.

After a transfer of equity that leaves one owner, a Form A restriction can still be on the register. HM Land Registry’s guide says form ST5 may be used with the evidence for cancelling a Form A.

Can we sell a home with a Form A restriction on the title?

Yes. Form A stops a sale by one owner alone from being registered unless a court allows it. When the money is paid to two owners together, the restriction is met and the buyer is registered. That is why both of you sign the transfer and the buyer’s money goes to both of you through your conveyancer.

If only one owner is left, for example after a death, they usually appoint a second trustee to receive the money with them. Tell us at the start if this applies. More on selling a home with us.

Is the RX1 any different for a home in Wales?

No. HM Land Registry registers land in England and Wales under the same Act, so the RX1, the standard restrictions, the 15-working-day objection period and the fees are the same. The form comes in Welsh as well as English.

What changes is the tax on any purchase or transfer the restriction goes with. In England, where a return is needed, the buyer’s conveyancer sends a Stamp Duty Land Tax return within 14 days of completion. In Wales, where one is needed, it is a Land Transaction Tax return to the Welsh Revenue Authority, within 30 days of the day after completion. See the Land Transaction Tax calculator.

What does it cost to have us deal with a restriction?

On a purchase or a sale, restriction work is part of the transaction, and our fee for it is in the box below. As our fees page says, your fee may be higher if “we need to deal with extra deeds, consents, restrictions, declarations, indemnity insurance or reports”. “Other extra work is charged as a fixed fee per item, and we agree it with you in writing first.”

On a transfer of equity, we give you a written, itemised quote before you instruct us. HM Land Registry’s own fee is separate from ours: see the Land Registry fee calculator.

What happens next

• The TR1 transfer deed
• The AP1 application to register
• Selling a house with us
• Transfer of equity: adding or removing an owner
• More conveyancing forms, explained