companies house vs land registry

Companies House vs Land Registry

What Companies House can tell you, what HM Land Registry can tell you, and how to use both together in a due-diligence workflow.

Published 2026-04-09 Updated 2026-04-12 Commercial

These records answer different questions

Companies House tells you about the entity: filings, officers, registered office, and corporate history. HM Land Registry tells you about the land or title. For due diligence, neither source replaces the other.

Use them together

  • Use Companies House to confirm the exact entity and its number.
  • Use CCOD search to screen whether that entity appears as a corporate owner.
  • Escalate to title material where you need formal certainty on the legal estate.
Next step

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