How can i find out about the original owner of land

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Records and information about land

Land & Property Services (LPS) holds three registries:

Land Registry records map-based registrations in Northern Ireland and guarantees legal title
Registry of Deeds registers documents for unregistered land
Statutory Charges Register records certain restrictions or conditions affecting a property
The benefits of registering property or land are

you can look at the register or title plan of a property you own
you can find out who owns a specific property
you can discover the extent of a property
you can identify and approach the owner of an empty property you are interested in buying
you can contact the landlord of a property you lease or rent
Land Registry

Land Registry guarantees the validity of a property's legal title.

Each title a has unique Folio Number which:

describes the property
records who owns the property
gives details of mortgages or rights that may affect the property
Land Registry also produces a title plan, showing the location and extent of the land or property’s legal boundary. The plan doesn't usually show ownership of boundary features.

When is registration compulsory?

When a property is sold in Northern Ireland the title must be registered in Land Registry.

When is registration not compulsory?

Property registration is not necessary if:

the transaction is a gift or assent and no money paid
there is a mortgage and charging order
the lease is less than 21 years
there is exchange or partition of land and no money is paid
there is surrender of leases
Advantages of registering land

legal title is guaranteed
an accurate plan of the extent of ownership is created
an up-to-date public record of ownership is created
rights of way are clearly identified
covenants and mortgages are recorded
risk of fraud is greatly reduced
simple forms replace complicated deeds
repeated examination of title deeds is unnecessary
disputes can be resolved more easily
For more information on the Land Registry, go to:

Searching the Land Registry
How to search the registers

Advocate Siddhant Sharma LawRato