| Land registration has not
yet been extended to all of Northern Ireland and
therefore two different registration systems operate
side by side. |
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Approximately 50% of properties
in the province are registered in the Land Registry
and the remaining properties are dealt with
by the Registry of Deeds. Properties registered
in the Land Registry are mainly rural areas
or recent development estates on the periphery
of towns, while most Registry of Deeds properties
(unregistered land) are in established urban
areas. |
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Searches of unregistered
land must be made by owner's name, i.e. we cannot
search for a property address, but must search
for the owner's name. The name should be given
exactly as it appears on the deeds, otherwise
it may not be possible to match a name against
an address. If the land is registered we can
search by address or Folio number. |
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The Land Registry of Northern
Ireland is not part of England's HM Land Registry.
It operates under different legislation and its
practices and prescribed forms are quite different.
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As neither the Land Registry
nor the Registry of Deeds is fully computerised,
it is not always possible to make a search against
a postal address. |
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The Statutory Charges Registry
is administered by the Land Registry. It is a
map based registry which shows registration of
charges on land created by or in favour of government
departments and public and local authorities under
statutory provisions. These include a wide range
of matters such as planning restrictions, notices
relating to water and sewage, notices relating
to roads turbary regulations, ancient monument
preservation orders and statutory conditions arising
from home improvements grants. |
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Designated areas such as
areas of special scientific interest and conservation
areas are also registered. |
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The three Registries combine
to form Land Registers of Northern Ireland (LRNI). |
