Property Registration Is On The Way For Bermuda

Property transactions in Bermuda could soon become faster and less complex as Government plans to introduce a Land Registration Office.

Primary legislation has already been enacted to support the move from a deeds-based system to a registration system, but the legislation is not yet in force because secondary legislation – designed to set out the operational details of the new system – has not been enacted.

A registration system will avoid the current paper chase for deeds, resulting in dealings with fewer Government departments than is now the case. Ultimately, the legislation anticipates that property transactions will eventually go online.

At present, all real property is unregistered with the exception of Government-owned land, which is in a shadow system, to become live when the new legislation comes into force.