Land Registry

Online land registration fees in Northern Ireland will be reduced from April next year, Finance Minister Conor Murphy has said. The Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) last month criticised the "considerable surpluses" generated from LandWeb users.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has raised concerns over the impact of the Land Registry's closure during the coronavirus pandemic. The Department of Finance has said that the Registry's offices and phone lines will be closed until Wednesday 15 April, with the closure "kept under regular review"