Registered Title & Form 3 Checklist and Guide

• Has the application been prepared using the current prescribed forms as set out in Land Registration Rules 2012-2021 as amended.
• Are you lodging this application on behalf of yourself? If yes,
  • have all the applicants to this application completed a Personal Applicant Identification Form.
  • Note: Are all the personal applicants named on the Form 17 as both applicants and lodging party?
  • Have all the personal applicants signed the Form 17?
• Has the Form 17 been dated?
• Note: each application must be accompanied by a correctly completed Form 17.

• Have you strictly adhered to the wording in the prescribed Forms and only made alterations/deletions where you are permitted to do so?
• Are all relevant parties correctly identified in the deed. (e.g. all registered owners/transferors and all the transferee(s) and do they reflect what is set out in the Form 17)?
• Are the applicant(s) name(s) and address(es) in the State for service of notices cited on the Form 17 and are these details correct?
• Have all deeds/prescribed forms been dated correctly?

• If you are re-lodging a previously rejected application, you must ensure that have you followed the re-lodgement procedure as set out under how to relodge a Rejected Application.
• Have you calculated the correct fee for all application types in your application? (e.g. Transfer of Part, Open New Folio, Charge). Have you entered the consideration amount in the deed of transfer on the Form 17, to generate the correct fee payable
• Please consult the Fees Order and schedule of fees.

• Have all deeds/prescribed forms been properly executed/properly attested/properly sworn?
• Please note that affidavits must be sworn and not declared and that any third party identifying a deponent in an affidavit or deed must sign the document.

• Have the correct Folio number(s) and County reference(s) been quoted in the operative clause of the deed/prescribed form or in any deed of assent?

• If unregistered lands, full description of lands is required.
• Revenue permits up to 5 Folio numbers to be entered on the stamp duty certificate.

• Is the form of application dated on or after the date of assent? If no, same will need to be amended to ensure the date is on or after date of assent and re-executed.

• Has Practice Direction Devolution and Transmission of Title been considered prior to preparing the transmission application?
• Have you completed all the correct prescribed forms? (i.e. LR forms 35 to 46 as applicable)
• Has the Original or Court Office Copy of the Grant of Probate been obtained?

• Has the Form 17 been signed by an individual Practising Solicitor/applicant?
• Have you dated the Form 17?

Note: Please ensure applications created via landdirect are lodged within 28 days of creation otherwise the application number will expire.

Note: Please ensure the Form 17 is printed before exiting landdirect.

• Have all application types relevant to the application that is being sought been cited on the Form 17 so that the correct Fee is generated (e.g. Transfer of Part, Open New Folio, Charge, Burden entry etc) and/or Consideration in the deed for transfer inputted correctly?
• See Land Registry Fees Order 2012.

• Have you selected the correct charge template from the Land Registry Forms area under resources?
• Where applicable are the Lending Institution name(s) and address(es) in the State for service of notices cited on the Form 17 and are these details correct? (e.g. the name of the lender must be the same on the Form 17 and on the deed lodged for registration.

• Is the jurat in order?
• Has the affidavit been signed, witnessed, dated?
• If a third party identifies the deponent have they also signed?

• If map(s) upon which your application is reliant are lodged with an associated application, have you checked that you obtained a letter of consent to use of same and that you are lodging this letter with your application?
• Is the property a multi-story building (MSB) e.g. Apartment, Shopping centre, etc.?  If yes, has a separate location map(s) and a separate floor plan(s) map been prepared and obtained for lodgement with this application?

• Does the application relate to all of a Folio or to all of a Plan of a Folio? If no, has a map been obtained which complies with current Registration Mapping Guidelines
• Does the description of the property in the Schedule within the Applicant’s Deed match the marking as set out on the Application map? e.g. “the property shown outlined in red and marked “A”

• Has the Form 3 been prepared using the Prescribed Form 3 as set out in Land Registration Rules 2012-2021 as amended. Have you only made alterations/deletions to the Form where you are permitted to do so?
• Has the title applied for been specified? (i.e. Absolute or Good Leasehold).
• Has the solicitor inserted their name on the Form 3 certificate at paragraph 1?
• Is the full name and address of the applicant included at paragraph 1?
• Has the date of the deed to the applicant been inserted at paragraph 2?
• Does the description of the map in paragraph 2 correspond with the application map?
• Have the details of the deed under which the Form 3 is based been inserted (Conveyance, assignment or lease which the assignment is based on)?
• If the title to the property is leasehold have the lease details been set out?
• Are you lodging the original lease (NOTE: certified copy of the original lease acceptable where Form 3 is based on a Deed of Assignment?
• Has the Form 3 been signed by an individual practising solicitor on behalf of the applicant?

• Is the Form 3 certificate dated within one month of the lodgement date?

Note: If this is a re-lodgement of a previously rejected application you may need to update the Form 3 certificate to ensure it is dated within one month of lodgement.

• Is the deed dated less than 5 years old?
• Review Rule 19(3).

• For example, is the consideration in the deed less than the agreed threshold for Form 3 applications e.g. (€1 million)? Has the consideration been paid in full.

• Does the interest certified in the Form 3 certificate correspond with the interest acquired under the deed?