First Registration of Land

Applications requiring Examination

Applications for first registration of land lodged on Land Registry Form 1, Form 2 or Form 5, require examination by an Examiner of Titles in Tailte Éireann.

The requirements for lodgement of an application for First registration have been set out in Practice Direction First Registration and other Examiner cases.

The Land Registry Practice Directions and Legal Office Notices provide guidance on the principles and procedures followed in making decisions on applications. However, this does not constitute legal advice and it is always recommended that you consult a qualified legal practitioner. Note that the Land Registry is not an advisory body and cannot give advice on individual cases or assist in the preparation of applications for lodgement.

Solicitor Certified applications in Form 3

In appropriate cases, applications for first registration of a conveyance or assignment on sale, where the consideration is less than €1,000,000, may be the subject of a modified First Registration procedure. In these cases, a solicitor investigates the title and certifies it using LR Form 3. Where a Form 3 is accepted the Land Registry does not investigate the title. The Land Registry will fast track all Form 3 applications.

Registration in the Land Registry is compulsory in the following cases

1. Land bought under the Land Purchase Acts
2. Land acquired after 1st January 1967 by a statutory authority
3. Certain transactions^* in relation to property located in the counties and cities listed in the table below:

^{*in the case of freehold land – conveyance on sale}

^{*in the case of leasehold land – grant or assignment on sale}