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Older copies of the TItle
Register can be obtained from May 1993 to the
date the current owner purchased the property.
A separate fee is payable for each date searched.
Therefore the most efficient way of searching
for a complete history of ownership is as follows:
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Apply for a Title Register
Search (form
LR 1) and check when the property was purchased.
Below is a copy of the relevant part of the Title
Register, showing the date of purchase. |
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Next you should apply for
a History Search for the date prior to the date
of purchase. The historical edition of the Register
will be similar to the current edition and the
date will appear in the same place. |
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When you receive the History
Search look for the date of purchase again, and
purchase a further History Search for the date
prior - continue as needed. |
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Alternatively, if you are
already familiar with this type of search and
know what you are looking for you may wish to
order a combination of current and past documents
at the same time. The order form provides all
of these options. |
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| You can find the History Search order form on
the blue menu on our home page: |
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The relevant part of the order
form looks like this: |
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If you wish to search back
earlier than 1993 the only way to do this is to
look through the current Title Register to see
if there are any Registered Old Deeds available
to purchase. They will be identified on our report
and also in the Register with such words as "copied
into the certificate", or "copy filed".
Documents which are described as conveyances or
transfers are the purchase documents and will
contain the names and addresses of the sellers
and purchasers. You can apply for a Registered
Old Deed (or a Conveyance / Transfer Search) to
obtain copies of these. Often these documents,
if available, date back to the 19th century. |
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Below is a copy of the relevant
part of the property or history register showing
that a Transfer dated 1 February 1994 has been
copied. This would be available to purchase by
applying for a Registered Old Deed Search, or
a Conveyance/Transfer Search. |
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The Transfer will reveal
the names and addresses of the vendor and purchaser.
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