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An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses articles in the issue on topics including future of Great Britain Land Registry in property sector, cheap lending by Bank of England to banks through Term Funding Scheme and mortgage application.

The article discusses the important elements that constitute a boundary as well as its associated regulations in Great Britain. It provides guidelines for property owners and gardeners on how to properly determine the components of a boundary through the help of the Land Registry (LR). It also discusses the provisions of the Party Wall Act 1996 which offers framework in preventing and resolving disputes related to boundaries.

The article reports on the opposition by majority of members of the Conveyancing Association (CA) to the British government's proposals to move the Land Registry to the private sector in 2016.

The article reports on the announcement by British Business Secretary Sajid Javid in 2016 of a consultation document setting out the options on moving Land Registry operations into the private sector.

The article reports that the British Land Registry, the agency responsible for land title registration in Great Britain, has launched the Application Enquiry that will allow users of the agency's web portal to keep track of the progress of their applications in real time.

The article reports that the British Land Registry, the agency responsible for land title registration in Great Britain, has launched the Application Enquiry that will allow users of the agency's web portal to keep track of the progress of their applications in real time.

The author comments on the proposal to shift the Local Land Charges Registers to the British Land Registry under the Infrastructure Bill. He discusses the concerns raised by the Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSCO) over the agency's plans to digitise and centralise the data in Local Land Charges Registers. Also examined is the impact of the plan on mortgage lenders and their clients.

The article focuses on the renewed calls by the Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) for the British Land Registry not to push through with centralising data from Local Land Charges Registers, saying the plan is a real threat to the property market.

The article discusses issues concerning the plan of the Land Registry to become the sole registering authority for Local Land Charges (LLC) in England and Wales. The Land Registry's move aims to replace the existing system whereby local land charges are maintained and delivered by each of the local authorities. The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) is mentioned.

The article offers brief information on MapSearch, an online map and digital service, from Great Britain's Land Registry.

The article reports that the Great Britain Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) asked Minister of State for Business and Enterprise and Minister of State for Energy Michael Fallon to provide clarification of his long-term restructuring plan for the Land Registry.

The article reports on the Land Registration Fee Order of the British Land Registry which aims to lower its land registration fees and provide a customer financial incentive in Wales and England to submit electronic applications effective March 17, 2014.

The article looks at the assessment of the Great Britain Court of Appeals of the priority of competing equitable interests, citing the case Hughmans Solicitor v. Central Stream Services Ltd. An overview of the litigation, which ended in a compromise agreement, is given. The case is said to demonstrate that despite of the intention of the Land Registration Act of 2002 to create more certainty in terms of the property register, interests that have not been registered may take priority.

The article reports that the British Land Registry is opening up its information to businesses in order to speed up property deals. Land Registry is a government agency that records the buying and selling of land. Two years ago, the agency launched Chain Matrix, a system that allows relevant parties to view the whole chain of transactions on a property deal electronically. Land Registry chief executive Peter Collis has said that the private sector should take over the service.

The article focuses on a report on procurement which shows that the profession is gaining recognition, but has to link a lack of understanding. According to Tim Leaver, chief procurement officer at Land Registry, he agrees that procurement is very important especially with the negative state of the economy. Guy Allen, director of sourcing and supply services at Fujitsu Ltd., advised buyers to adopt marketing tactics to produce profitable results.

The article reports on the proposed online land eConveyancing system by Land Registry of Great Britain. This system will allow land purchasers track the progress of the transactions online. Chain Matrix is the software that will be used, and according to Julie Barry, head of market change at Land Registry, this software may be said the heart of the online program. The system will be launched in April 2008.

This article reports that the Land Registry of Great Britain is to test a web portal that allows home buyers, sellers and their legal representatives to view all transactions in their purchasing chain. The British government department has announced a two-year contract extension with consultancy Hedra, which will provide advice on the project. It is also working with IT supplier International Business Machines Corp., to develop the Chain Matrix application. Parties involved in the transfer of property will be able to access the information via a secure e-conveyancing portal, and check that completion will go ahead according to plan. The organisation hopes the system will eventually integrate with legal firms' case management systems.

This section presents an update on contracts in the heating, ventilation and refrigeration industry in Great Britain in 2008. A Windbox 18kW air curtain has been supplied and installed by JS Air Curtains at the Esprit store in Covent Garden, London, England. Two MHS Ultramax 278 floor-standing, gas-fired condensing boilers and Tudor NHREV high performance water heaters were selected for the Land Registry building in London.

The article focuses on the need for farmers to voluntarily register their land ownership with the British Land Registry. Christopher Langford of Dreweatt Neate says that registering is a good estate management to prevent adverse possession. It mentions that proving possession of legal title allows farmers to sell their land easier.

The article reports on the implications for real estate lawyers of the British Land Registry's introduction in 2006 of prescribed clauses leases, which are a set of standard details that must appear at the beginning of all registrable leases granted out of a registered estate. Information on which leases will be affected and what details need to be presented in the prescribed clauses section of a lease are provided.

The article lists important events posted on the periodical's website which includes the reiteration of the Blackberry ban threat by Indian officials, signing of open source software deal by the Land Registry of Great Britain and security measures costing the government 3.2 billion pounds.

The article reports that the British Land Registry has cancelled its plan to look for a single supplier to provide a range of marketing services including public relations (PR) and advertising.

The article offers news briefs on the public sector in Great Britain including the search by Land Registry for a single supplier to provide marketing services that include public relations (PR) and advertising, the appointment of Quantum Public Relations to handle PR, marketing and media relations for the Bucks Economic & Learning Partnership, and the search of the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) for a contractor to provide communications services.

The article reports that the government agency Land Registry's e-conveyancing project will go live following the introduction of a public key encryption (PKI) system. The system will guarantee the authenticity of property transaction documents. With the help of the system, authorised parties will be able to exchange information quickly, securely and reliably with each other and the Land Registry. Property and mortgage registrations will be instant, funds transferred immediately, securely and reliably, and up-to-date and accurate information available on the progress of all linked conveyancing transactions.

The article reports on the complaint against the British Land Registry after making a misleading claim that land registration will provide proof of ownership to farmers. The agency made such claim in a leaflet published as part of its program to promote voluntary land registration. A complainant argued that land registration does not guarantee protection against over-riding interest. The Land Registry asserted that registration offers accurate record of land ownership.

The article presents news briefs on the agricultural industry. John Rix, potato grower of Colchester, England, will be featured in the television program "Farming Sunday." It mentions that the current direction of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform is being supported by European citizens. It says that the British Land Registry is making efforts to register all land in England and Wales before 2012 by targeting land owned by trusts.

The article informs that the Land Registry, a British agency, is going to update mainframe integration software to get more from its legacy systems in support of a key new business project. The agency is undertaking a comprehensive registration initiative. According to Steve Dean, physical data services manager at the Land Registry, the agency aims to mop up the 40% of land in England and Wales that rarely changes hands and therefore may never have been registered. The Land Registry will use Shadow mainframe integration software from DataDirect to give its bespoke Java and SQL-based distributed applications faster access to mainframe data.

Reports the on Land Registry of Great Britain's data on property prices in 2004. Percentage increase in market value of terrace and old semi-detached houses; Decline in price for new-build apartments.

Presents updates on the construction industry in Great Britain as of November 2004. Findings of the British Land Registry regarding the house price inflation in London, England in the third quarter of 2004; Executives promotion at developer and housebuilder Miller Group.