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Verified real estate in United Kingdom

Period conversions, riverside new-builds, commuter-belt family homes and title-registered buy-to-let across London, Manchester, Birmingham and Edinburgh.

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12 regions, one desk

How the market reads by region

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England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each run their own land registration and conveyancing rules — Scotland's registration and missives process differs from the English HM Land Registry system, and a London flat's leasehold terms carry none of the weight a freehold house in Manchester or Birmingham does. Estate Ulagam's document review follows each nation's own registry and tenure rules rather than one template for the whole country.

Regions live

Reviewed

Cities

70 cities across 12 regions / nations

Listed cities first — search reaches the rest.

Cross-Border Legal Briefing

Foreign Ownership & Non-Resident Acquisition in United Kingdom

Statutory Matrix

There are no statutory restrictions on foreign nationals or overseas entities purchasing freehold or leasehold property in England, Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland. However, under the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022, overseas entities that own or wish to acquire UK real estate must register on the Register of Overseas Entities (ROE) at Companies House and disclose their beneficial owners. Non-resident purchasers are subject to a 2% Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) surcharge on top of standard residential SDLT rates.

Governing Body

Trading Standards & the Property Ombudsman (TPO)

Primary Statute

Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 & Estate Agents Act 1979

Title Instruments

HM Land Registry Official Copy of Register of Title (Title Number), HM Land Registry Title Plan (Filed Plan)

The desk

What we ask for, and why

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Every United Kingdom submission is checked against the same working set of records before it can be reviewed for publication, governed by Land Registration Act 2002 & Money Laundering Regulations 2017. None of this is a substitute for independent legal advice — it is the paperwork our desk asks an advertiser to produce, and cross-checks before an advertisement goes live.

Title register check

HM Land Registry Title Register & Title Plan verification against the seller's claimed ownership.

Energy Performance Certificate

A valid EPC, required before any residential property can be marketed.

Leasehold status

Freehold or leasehold confirmation, with remaining lease term and ground rent for leasehold flats.

Identity match

Anti-money laundering identity checks against the government-issued ID on the title register.

Estate Ulagam reviews submitted advertising materials and documents before publication.

From submission to publication

How a listing goes live

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  1. 01

    Submission

    Owner, agent, or builder registers with phone and email OTP, then submits the property with photographs and the documents above.

  2. 02

    Review

    Estate Ulagam's desk checks identity and the documents above against Land Registration Act 2002 & Money Laundering Regulations 2017 before anything moves forward.

  3. 03

    Correction, if needed

    Where a document is missing or unclear, the advertiser is notified and the submission stays in review — not published — until resolved.

  4. 04

    Payment and publication

    Once documents are reviewed and payment for the advertising package is confirmed, an Estate Ulagam admin approves publication.

05 · Reviewed inventory

Currently reviewed in United Kingdom

06 · For sellers in United Kingdom

Bring your documents. We'll do the review.

Payment confirms the advertising package. Review and admin approval decide publication — never a self-publish.