In a note to practitioners, Christine Farrell, the registrar of titles, said testing on the enhanced LandWeb Direct system has been completed.

A “phased roll out” of the new system begins today, with some practitioners invited to pilot the application.

Ms Farrell said: “The plan is to initially roll out the application to key users within each solicitor firm, with a full roll out happening over an extended period.”

Solicitors firms who wish to be involved in the scheme have been invited to email Solicitor.Enquiries@finance-ni.gov.uk.

Each application will be assessed “on the basis of current funds available and previous use of suspense accounts”.