What is a Title Register?

A title register is critical to find out important information relating to a property. It contains much information such as the charges register for the property, the proprietorship register as well as the title number and the price of the property.

The key areas of the document are:

The title number and price information
The title number is Land Registry's unique reference number for this registered land. The price paid/value stated information has been entered in the register since 1 April 2000. It is based on information contained in the transfer or application form lodged with us. It has not been verified by us and may not represent the full market value of the property.

The Charges register
The charges register contains identifying particulars of registered mortgages and notice of other financial burdens secured on the property (but does not disclose details of the amounts of money involved). It also gives notice of other rights and interests to which the property is subject such as leases, rights of way or covenants restricting the use of the property.

A registered mortgage, called a charge, affecting the title. It gives the date of the charge and the name and address of the lender.

The proprietorship register
The proprietorship register specifies the quality of title. It also gives the name and address of the legal owner(s) and shows whether there are any restrictions on their power to sell, mortgage or otherwise deal with the land. It may give details of price paid or value information relating to the title.

Other information
Where the matters contained in a deed are lengthy, we normally do not set out the full details in the register. This is because it allows us to process applications quicker so providing a more efficient service to our customers and also because the matters are sometimes best understood when read with the rest of the deed. Where this method has been used, the deed will be referred to in the register as "copy in certificate" or "copy filed".

As you can see the title register is an important in-depth document and is important when dealing with property ownership. The Title register is intended to be viewed with the Title Plan as it may refer to easements and boundaries marked upon the Title Plan.