An official copy of a Title Register is the main title document of land and property, and is often called the Title Deed. An official copy of a Title Register is the official record of ownership and provides irrefutable evidence of ownership. It reveals the name and address of the current legal owners, and contains detailed information on matters affecting ownership.
An official copy of a Title Register contains the following information:
- The name and address of the current legal owners.
- A description of the property.
- Details of restrictive covenants and other restrictions.
- Repair and maintenance obligations for boundary structures, such as fences and walls, are often detailed in the Register and indicated on the Title Plan by coloured markings and T markings.
- Date of purchase and price paid/value stated for any property that has been sold since April 2000.
- Information relating to easements, such as rights of access, rights to park and drainage rights.
- Registered mortgages and charges, including the name and address of the lender (such as a bank or building society).
- Details of Transfers, Leases, Deeds, Agreements and Conveyances – with dates and names of parties involved.
- For Leasehold Titles, the Title Register often sets out the ground rent and if, or when, it may be increased, any service and/or maintenance charges, whether or not you must obtain permission from the freeholder to make any alterations to the property, who is responsible for maintenance and repairs on the property, and any other issues such as letting the property or rules on how you can use the property.
- Title Number.
- Tenure, i.e Freehold or Leasehold.
