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Land Registry Compliant Lease Plans

AA Drafting Solutions prepares accurate Land Registry compliant lease plans for residential and commercial property across London and the surrounding areas. Our scale-drawn lease plan drawings clearly define the property or land included within a lease, including relevant boundaries, floor levels, shared areas, access routes and external spaces where required.

We work with homeowners, landlords, freeholders, solicitors, conveyancers, estate agents and property developers who need a clear Land Registry lease plan for registration, a lease of part, a lease variation or another property transaction. Plans are produced in-house, with a standard turnaround within 72 hours from survey or receipt of suitable information. A 24-hour expedited service may be available on request.

If you are not sure whether your transaction needs a lease plan, our guide to what a lease plan is explains the document, its purpose and the situations in which it is commonly used.

Need a Land Registry compliant lease plan?

Send us your property details, existing drawings or your solicitor’s requirements and we will confirm the next steps.

Lease Plans Prepared for HM Land Registry Applications

HM Land Registry guidance focuses on whether the land or property shown on a plan can be clearly identified in relation to the Ordnance Survey map and, where relevant, the parent title plan. Transfers and leases of part of a registered estate will usually need a plan showing the land being transferred or leased.

A lease plan may be required or requested in situations such as:

Granting a new lease of part of a registered property or development;
Registering a new lease where the leased extent needs to be shown clearly;
Creating leases for flats, commercial units or other parts of a multi-unit building;
Varying a lease where the demised area, access or external space changes;
Defining gardens, parking spaces, garages, stores or other areas included within the lease; and
Clarifying rights of access or shared areas referred to in the lease documentation.

New leases granted for a term of more than seven years are generally compulsorily registrable, although the exact registration requirement depends on the transaction. Your solicitor or conveyancer should confirm the legal registration requirements for your lease. AA Drafting Solutions can prepare the drawing required to support the application.

For a more detailed explanation of technical plan requirements, see our guide to Land Registry lease plan requirements. You can also refer to the current HM Land Registry Practice Guide 40, Supplement 2.

What Does a Land Registry Compliant Lease Plan Include?

The exact content depends on the property, the lease and the instructions supplied by your solicitor or conveyancer. A professionally prepared lease plan may include:

Clearly defined leasehold extent: suitable edging, colouring, hatching or other plan markings showing the precise area included within the lease.
Accurate scale and orientation: a stated metric scale, with a north point or other clear orientation where appropriate.
Property identification: the full address and relevant references such as a title number, unit number or plot reference where supplied.
Building and floor levels: the position of the property within the building, with separate floor-level plans where this is needed to define the leased area clearly.
Shared and excluded areas: communal corridors, staircases, entrances, bin stores or other areas that need to be distinguished from the private demise.
Access and rights of way: routes referred to in the lease, such as shared driveways, paths or entrances.
External areas: gardens, terraces, balconies, parking spaces, garages, stores or other land included within the lease.
Location and surrounding detail: enough surrounding roads, buildings and other features to identify the property in relation to the Ordnance Survey map and parent title plan.

The aim is to make the leased extent clear and unambiguous for the parties to the transaction and for HM Land Registry. Good quality plan information can reduce avoidable requests for clarification, redraws and registration delays.

Who Uses Our Lease Plan Service?

AA Drafting Solutions prepares residential and commercial lease plans for a wide range of clients involved in property transactions and development projects, including:

Homeowners buying, selling or varying a leasehold property;
Landlords and freeholders granting new leases or documenting changes to existing leases;
Solicitors and conveyancers coordinating lease registrations and legal documentation;
Estate agents supporting leasehold sales and transactions;
Property developers creating flats, commercial units or mixed-use developments; and
Commercial landlords and tenants who need leased areas, shared facilities and access routes defined clearly.

Lease Plans for Flats, Conversions and New Developments

Lease plans are particularly important where a building is divided into several units because the plan needs to distinguish each private area from communal spaces and any associated external land. If you are converting a property into flats, our flat conversion planning service can support the planning stage, while the lease plan can then define the units, shared areas and access arrangements for the legal documentation.

For new residential or mixed-use schemes, our new build planning service can coordinate the design and planning drawings, with lease plans prepared where individual units or areas need to be documented for sale or lease.

Where a project also requires council approval or construction-stage drawings, AA Drafting Solutions can provide planning permission support and Building Regulation drawings as separate services.

Our Lease Plan Drawing Process

Initial review

We review the property details, lease requirements and any instructions supplied by your solicitor or conveyancer.

Site information

Depending on the project, we can work from suitable existing architectural drawings and survey information or arrange a site visit where measurements are required.

Draft lease plan

Our team prepares the scale-drawn plan, showing the relevant boundaries, levels, access routes and other lease information.

Review and revisions

We update the drawing where necessary to reflect client, solicitor or conveyancer comments.

Final delivery

The completed lease plan is supplied in a high-quality digital format for use with your legal documentation and, where applicable, an HM Land Registry application.

Have drawings or property information ready?

Send them to AA Drafting Solutions and we can advise whether we can prepare the lease plan from the information supplied or whether a site visit is needed.

Lease Plans in London and the Outer M25

AA Drafting Solutions provides Land Registry compliant lease plan drawings across London and the surrounding areas, including residential, commercial and mixed-use property. Our team is based in Streatham, Lambeth and works with clients across the capital and outer M25.

We also have dedicated local lease plan pages for:

If your area is not listed above, contact AA Drafting Solutions to confirm coverage.

Example Lease Plans

Why Choose AA Drafting Solutions?

Land Registry-focused drawing service: Lease plans are prepared with current HM Land Registry plan guidance in mind and tailored to the property and lease instructions supplied.
In-house drafting: Plans are produced by AA Drafting Solutions rather than outsourced to an unknown third party.
Fast turnaround: Standard delivery is available within 72 hours from survey or receipt of suitable information, with a 24-hour expedited option available on request.
Property and development experience: We work with homeowners, landlords, freeholders, conveyancing professionals, estate agents and developers across residential and commercial projects.
Wider architectural support: Where the same property also needs planning, Building Regulation or development drawings, our team can coordinate those services alongside the lease plan.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do all leases over seven years need a new lease plan?

Not necessarily. New leases granted for more than seven years are generally registrable, but whether a new plan is needed depends on the transaction and whether the leased extent can already be identified clearly from the relevant title information. Your solicitor or conveyancer should confirm the registration requirement. If a plan is needed, AA Drafting Solutions can prepare it.

Can an estate agent floor plan be used as a Land Registry lease plan?

A marketing floor plan is not automatically suitable for an HM Land Registry application. It may not be drawn to an appropriate scale or show the legal extent, surrounding detail, floor levels, access rights or external areas required for the lease. We can review available drawings and advise whether they provide a suitable base for a compliant lease plan.

What happens if HM Land Registry raises a requisition about the plan?

If a requisition relates to the drawing, AA Drafting Solutions can review the comments and amend the lease plan where appropriate. Your solicitor or conveyancer remains responsible for responding to HM Land Registry and managing the legal application.

Can one lease plan show more than one floor or separate external areas?

Yes. Where the lease includes several floor levels, a garden, parking space, garage, store or another separate area, the plan can use separate drawings or clear plan markings to show each part of the demise accurately.

Request Your Land Registry Lease Plan

If you need a Land Registry lease plan for a flat, house, commercial unit, development or lease variation, send AA Drafting Solutions the property details and any existing drawings or solicitor instructions. We will confirm the information required and provide a quote for preparing the plan.