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On 29 June Land Registry introduces a new form to be used to support an application to cancel a Form A restriction.

Land Registry will be introducing a brand new form ST5 at the end of June. Citizens can use the form which will act as a statement of truth in support of an application to cancel a Form A restriction.

The form will be available on GOV.UK in both Word and PDF formats.

Before cancelling a restriction in Form A in the proprietorship register, we must be satisfied that the restriction is no longer required. This will often be because the land is no longer subject to a trust. A trust of land exists when the formal ownership of the land is separated from the underlying ownership.

We will also be publishing a new edition of our practice guide 73: statements of truth and updating our guidance on joint property ownership to take into account the introduction of the new form.