| Monograph : Land Search |
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searches |
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Since the implementation of the Central
Registration System in February 2005, land search
services have been available at the Land Registry
in Queensway Government Offices ("QGO") as well
as seven New Territories Search Offices or over
the Internet through the Integrated Registration
Information System (IRIS) Online Services. |
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You can place orders for land registers
and plain or certified copies of registered documents
of properties at the Land Registry at QGO or at
any of the seven New Territories Search Offices
or through the IRIS online services. |
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All land registers are divided
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property particulars –
including a property reference number assigned
to each property, address, lease term, lot
number and share of the lot, etc. |
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owner particulars – including
owner's name, ownership particulars (for example,
joint tenants, tenants in common, administrator,
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incumbrances – including deed
of mutual covenant, agreement for sale and
purchase, mortgage, lease, building order,
court order, letter of compliance, etc. |
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deeds pending registration
– that is, instruments already lodged for
registration but yet to complete the registration
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There are two types of land register
obtainable by conducting a land search for a property.
The first type is a current land register which
contains only the current information of a property.
The second type is a historical and current land
register which contains both historical and current
information affecting the property. |
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Estate agents would normally conduct
a current search. However, some clients may wish
to learn historical information about the property.
In such circumstances, the agent may have to conduct
a historical and current land search. |
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A land register enables us to ascertain
what documents have been registered in the Land
Registry relating to a property. However, it may
sometimes be necessary to obtain a particular document
in order to find out its contents and to ascertain
its effect on the property. In this situation, a
search of the particular document has to be conducted
in order to obtain a copy of the document itself.
All registered documents including government leases
and conditions of sale, grant, exchange, etc, have
been converted into electronic images for storage.
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For details of search procedures,
fees, addresses and telephone numbers of the Land
Registry, please refer to the Land Registry pamphlet
How to Conduct Searches of Land Records or
visit its website at http://www.info.gov.hk/landreg/
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