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Request deed and extract copies online

The Registrar General’s Department portal accepts online requests for certified deed and land-register extract copies.

Request a deed or land-register extract

Apply online for certified copies of deeds and extracts held by the relevant Land Registry.

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Prepare for the conversation with your professionals

These educational checklists flag common topics. They are not a substitute for advice on a specific property or transaction.

Before buying property

A practical due-diligence checklist to discuss with your own notary, lawyer, surveyor, lender, and local authority.

  1. Confirm the seller’s identity and authority to sell.
  2. Ask your notary or lawyer to examine title, prior deeds, registered interests, and relevant extracts.
  3. Compare the deed description with an up-to-date survey plan and the physical boundaries.
  4. Check access, planning, zoning, building approvals, rates, utilities, and any condominium records that apply.
  5. Record conditions, payment stages, vacant possession, fixtures, and handover terms in professionally prepared documents.

Preparing to sell

Organise the records a buyer and their professional advisers are likely to request.

  1. Gather the deed or title certificate, prior title documents, survey plan, rates receipts, and identity records.
  2. Resolve obvious differences in names, boundaries, extent, access, or ownership before marketing.
  3. Collect approved building plans, certificates, utility details, and condominium documents where applicable.
  4. Disclose material facts accurately and keep listing claims consistent with the documents.
  5. Use a qualified notary or lawyer for the transaction and independent advice on tax and settlement.

Renting or leasing

Reduce disputes by documenting the property, money, responsibilities, and exit process clearly.

  1. Verify the landlord or authorised agent and confirm their authority over the property.
  2. Use a written agreement that records rent, deposit, term, renewal, notice, permitted use, and utilities.
  3. Create a signed condition inventory with dated photographs at handover.
  4. Clarify repair duties, access for inspections, subletting, pets, and alterations.
  5. Ask a lawyer or notary about execution, stamp duty, and registration requirements for your circumstances.

Building and development

Confirm permissions and professional responsibilities before committing to construction or subdivision.

  1. Check the planning authority, zoning, street lines, reservations, and permitted use.
  2. Use registered or appropriately qualified professionals for surveys, plans, and technical submissions.
  3. Obtain required development and building approvals before work begins.
  4. For apartments, confirm Condominium Management Authority and other required clearances.
  5. Retain approved drawings, permits, inspection records, and the certificate of conformity.