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Advantages of a Registered Certificate of Title

with a surveyor’s diagram - a safe and simple way of dealing with your property.

 

• A Registered Title gives a quick up-to-date official record of who owns the land and individuals do not have to do any research as to the history of the title to the land i.e. what in layman terms is ownership.

 

• A Registered Title is state guaranteed. If you have suffered a loss of an estate of interest in land because of a mistake or omission in the register by the Registrar, you may be able to get compensation.

 

• Disputes regarding the ownership or rights over the land might be resolved more easily.

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• Once registered by plan each title is given an official plan of the land, and this can be used to prevent any encroachment by trespass on the boundaries.

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• The Register Book is public record of ownership. A registered Title has several parts. It gives:

 

1. the name of the current owner, 

2. the location and description of the property, 

3. restrictive covenants that restrict how owners can use the land,

4. easements (for example a right of way) that affects the property,

5. outstanding mortgages, charges or 

6. caveats or warnings that affect the property.

 

     Source: National Land Agency, Office of Titles