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Real Estate vocabulary · Contracts, Deeds & Title

Land registry

Meaning in real estate, with examples

nounCommon term

In real estate, land registry means: The government office or database that records who owns land and buildings, together with any mortgages or rights attached to them.

In Turkish: tapu müdürlüğü, tapu sicili, kadastro

How it is used

In England and Wales the official body is HM Land Registry. Lawyers check the register before a sale and register the new owner afterwards. In the US, deeds are recorded at county offices instead.

Example sentences

  1. The land registry shows that the flat is owned jointly by a married couple.

  2. Once the sale completes, your solicitor will send the forms to the Land Registry.

Common collocations

  • Land Registry records
  • register with the Land Registry
  • land registry search
  • title register
  • titleThe legal right to own a property, together with the records that show who the owner is and whether anyone else has a claim on it.
  • deedA signed legal document that transfers ownership of a property from one person to another or proves who owns it.
  • conveyancingThe legal work involved in transferring ownership of a property from seller to buyer, from checking the title to registering the new owner.
  • lienA legal claim on a property by someone who is owed money, such as a lender, a tax office or a builder, which usually has to be paid off before the property is sold.

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