Ministry of Lands and Survey

Title Search

Search the Lands Registry before you buy, lend against or litigate over land: who holds it, what is registered against it, and whether it is encumbered.

Who can apply

Anyone with an ABSSIN — a buyer, a bank, a lawyer — for a stated purpose.

I am searching for myself
I am searching for a client

What you receive

A numbered Search Report (AB/LSR/…), verifiable at /verify/search.

What you will need

Your application asks only for what your answers call for. Clear scans or photographs (PDF, JPG or PNG) are fine.

Letter of authority from your client Required If you apply as: i am searching for a client

How it is processed

Registry vetting
BIR assessment and payment
Search
Second-officer review

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.