Chief Executive Officer and Chief Land Registrar

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Land Registrar

While professional experience and qualifications are key for this role, make sure to check you have the preferable soft skills before applying if required.
HM Land Registry
SCS Pay Band 2 | Up to £160,000
UK-wide (with a significant presence in Croydon)

Every property transaction, mortgage and infrastructure development in England and Wales depends on the integrity of HM Land Registry’s data and the effectiveness of the wider property system. HM Land Registry (HMLR) is entering a pivotal phase: delivering a step change in customer outcomes by reducing friction, increasing speed and improving certainty across the home buying and selling process.

Our ambition is to make land and property transactions faster, simpler and more predictable for customers, while leading the transition to a fully digital, data‑driven property market that supports economic growth, sustainability and public confidence, including through greater use of AI and advanced digital techniques to automate and speed up transactions.

The CEO will be a visible and trusted leader across HMLR’s 7,000-strong workforce and externally with ministers, senior officials, and the property market. They will lead not only the organisation, but influence and challenge the wider ecosystem including conveyancers, lenders, developers and local authorities to improve performance, accountability and outcomes for customers. In line with the Land Registration Act 2002 the successful applicant will also be appointed to the role of Chief Land Registrar.

This role requires a leader who will set a bold pace of change, challenging established ways of working – simplifying the system, improving accountability and ensuring that customers experience faster, more certain and more transparent property transactions.

This is a rare opportunity to lead a national institution at a defining moment, with the chance to shape the future of how property is bought, sold and secured in this country. xwzovoh

To apply, please visit the Gatenby Sanderson website and submit a CV and a Statement of Suitability (approximately two pages) outlining how your skills, experience and leadership style meet the essential criteria.

Closing date for applications: 11.55pm on Friday 22 May 2026

For a confidential discussion, please contact our partners at GatenbySanderson:

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