Application or Transaction Person who needs ID verification Transfer of land or transfer of a mortgage (whether or not for money, also includes transfers to appoint or remove a trustee and assents by personal representatives Transferor (seller), Transferee (buyer), any attorney acting for the seller or buyer Lease (whether or not for money) Landlord, Tenant, any attorney acting for the landlord or tenant Surrender of a registered lease: application to close the leasehold title (includes surrenders by transfer and by operation of law) Landlord, Tenant, any attorney acting for the landlord or tenant Mortgage (charge): of registered land or of unregistered land on compulsory first registration Lender (chargee), Borrower (chargor), any attorney acting for the lender or borrower Discharge of mortgage in paper form DS1 or DS3 Lender Compulsory first registration explains when an application for first registration is compulsory) Seller or landlord, Buyer or tenant, any attorney acting for the above Voluntary first registration but only where the deeds have been lost and the applicant is not a conveyancer or a well-known corporate body who lost them themselves Applicant for first registration as proprietor of the land, any attorney for the applicant Change of name by deed poll, statutory declaration or statement of truth Person changing their name (in their new name) Change of address Person changing their address You can read more about when ID verification is required in conveyancing in Practise guide 67