HM Land Registry portal: suspend or unsuspend an account
How Business e-services customers (business unit administrator role) can suspend or unsuspend a user account through the portal.
Applies to England and Wales
Find user account
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Select âAdministrative servicesâ�, then select âManage usersâ�.
- To find a âUser accountâ�, enter the personâs âUser IDâ� (Username). Another way is to search by âSurnameâ�. You can also enter their âForenameâ�, which will narrow the search. This is useful where your business unit has more than one person with the same surname.
- Select âSearchâ�.
- To find a user, you can also select the option: âShow all user accountsâ�.

Suspend an account
- Check that the search has found the correct userâs details.
- If not, select âPreviousâ� to go back and search again.
- When you have the right account, select âSuspend accountâ�.

Reason for suspension
- Select the reason why the account is being suspended.
- If you want to enter your own reason, select âOther - free textâ� (maximum 251 characters).
- Select âSaveâ� to continue.

Confirmation of suspension
- A message will confirm that the account has been suspended.
- Select âReturn to userâ� to continue.

Updated account details
- This message shows the account status as âSuspendedâ�.
- »ÊčÚÌćÓęapp link to âUnsuspend accountâ� only appears when an account has been suspended.
- If you want to suspend another userâs account, select the cross in the top right hand corner.

Unsuspend an account
- Select âUnsuspend accountâ�. If the account has been suspended by HM Land Registry, you wonât be able to unsuspend it and will need to contact your customer team (if you have one) or use our to ask for it to be restored.
- Confirm that the account shown is the correct account to be unsuspended:
- if not, select âPreviousâ�
- if it is the correct account, select âNextâ� to continue

Confirmation that the account is unsuspended
A message will confirm that the account has been unsuspended.

Get PDFs from suspended or deleted user accounts
If a user account has been suspended or deleted, you cannot access their PDFs in the âAnother userâs downloadsâ� area. To access their files, visit the âBusiness Unitâ� download area and search by title number or your customer reference.
You can access PDFs free of charge for 90 days (inclusive) from the day the registration was completed.
Logout
When you have completed your tasks, select âLogoutâ� at the top of the screen to exit the system securely.