Land Registration

Land & Property Services (LPS) is the Agency responsible for the three different registries of property and land in Northern Ireland.

The aim of registering title to land is to create and maintain a register of landowners whose title is guaranteed by the state - basically making the transfer and mortgaging of land easier.

Important information

The Electronic Registration (Electronic Communications) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011 and the Land Registration (Amendment) Rules (NI) 2011 came into operation on 3 October 2011. Find more information in the links below:

• E-registration - legislative changes from October 2011 (PDF 20KB)
• The Electronic Registration (Electronic Communications) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011 - Legislation.gov.uk website
• Land Registration (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2011 - Legislation.gov.uk website

Overview Find out the benefits of registering your property or land	The Land Registry Find out more about Land Registry, which guarantees the validity of legal title
Registry of Deeds Find out more about the Registry of Deeds, which does not guarantee that any document registered is valid or legal, but only records it existence and priority date	Statutory Charges Register Find out more information on the Statutory Charges Register, which provides an easy way to check if a property is affected by statutory restrictions
Compulsory First Registration Get more information on this process, which transfers property from the Registry of Deeds to the Land Registry	Landweb Direct This is a direct access service designed for members of the legal profession, financial institutions. government departments and allows these groups to register and search records online.
Registration forms In this section you can find all the forms needed for the various LPS Registration services.	Glossary of terms In this section you can find a glossary of terms used in Land Registers
Index to Land Registry rules In this section, you can find out more about the Land Registry rules that apply and where they can be found in the legislation.	Registration precedents This section contains precedents and guidelines to help you to prepare applications for registration in the Land Registry.
Registration news index In this section you can find news stories relating to registration