The UK Government has a department known as the HM Land Registry. This department keeps ownership records of registered land and real estate property in Wales and England. The database was created way back in 1862 and kept registered property records authenticated by the government. The advantage of registering land is that it can assist in preventing adverse possession of registered land and make the process of purchasing and selling real estate easier and possibly less expensive for both parties. In 2016, 88% of England and Wales' landmass had a registered owner. Nowadays, the process has become fast and easy with the ID1 online verification via video calls. The original property title deeds are digitised and kept in digital storage by HM Land Registry. Additionally, it has title plans, which are independently created maps that indicate the location of a registered property's boundaries on an Ordnance Survey map. HM Land Registry provides certified copies of the registered
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