How Important Are Your Title Deeds?

The acquisition of a Title Deed is usually simple and straightforward, however, at times it can also involve a very complex and specialised process which understandably is not always very clear to the average person. Nevertheless, a Title Deed is a very important legal document which is used as evidence of proof of ownership and of who holds the title to an immovable property, such as a home or a plot of land. With regards to immovable property, the Department of Lands and Surveys in the Republic of Cyprus is the only public department in Cyprus that is involved with the rights related to immovable property and a Title Deed needs to be officially registered with this Department.

A Title Deed becomes relevant in the immovable property buying process (whether this involves a home or land), for the transfer of absolute ownership from the seller to the purchaser.  A lawyer will check the Title Deed to make certain that the seller has the right to sell the property.