| Monograph : Conveyancing |
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The word "title"
in relation to land (immovable property) may be understood
as a right to the ownership of land and to prove title
to land involves production of evidence to prove such
right. In a conveyancing transaction, the parties will
usually agree that the vendor shall prove good title
to a property. The obligation is therefore on the vendor
to prove that his title to the property is good. In
brief, under the relevant sections in the Conveyancing
and Property Ordinance, a purchaser is entitled to require
a vendor to prove title by producing title deeds and
documents relating to the relevant property going back
at least 15 years from the present sale and purchase.
A purchaser will, through his solicitors, approve title
by inspecting the title deeds and documents supplied,
and (where necessary) raising requisitions on title
with the vendor's solicitors.
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