HMLR publishes guidance on which signatures are acceptable in which documents

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HM Land Registry (HMLR) has published a guidance document which sets out the signatures they accept for different types of document—including forms, deeds, restriction consents and certificates. The table sets out, in each case, whether the Mercury signing process is acceptable and whether electronic signatures, witnessed or otherwise, will be accepted. HMLR confirms that it does not currently accept qualified electronic signatures, but that it is working on being able to accept these signatures as the next stage of its work on electronic signatures.​