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Ministry of Lands and Survey
Deed Registration
Register a deed of assignment, mortgage, lease, gift or release in the Lands Registry once any consent it needs has been given.
Who can apply
A party to the deed, or their registered attorney.
- I am a party to the deed
- I am applying for a company that is a party
- I am a party's attorney (registered power of attorney)
What you receive
A Registered Deed number (AB/LND/DEED/…) with its register volume and page.
What you will need
Your application asks only for what your answers call for. Clear scans or photographs (PDF, JPG or PNG) are fine.
- The executed deed for registration Required
- Means of identification of the parties Required
- The title the deed deals with Required
- The stamped deed, showing the stamp duty paid Required If: Has the deed been stamped is Yes — stamp duty was paid at the Board of Internal Revenue
- Survey plan (optional)
How it is processed
- Registry vetting
- Consent check
- BIR assessment and payment
- Legal review
- Registrar's approval
- Issuance
Each stage is decided by the officer responsible for it, and approvals by officers who took no other part in the case. You are told at every step.
What is checked
- The title is on the register, active and held by the owner
- The Governor's consent the deed relies on
- For an attorney: a registered power of attorney naming you, from the owner, covering this land and this purpose
- No other application for the same land is open
- The holder's tax clearance, and capital gains tax or stamp duty where the transaction attracts them (Board of Internal Revenue)