Recent legislation provides that from and including 1 January 2010, all counties and cities in Ireland, save for Dub
lin and Cork, are subject to compulsory registration of ownership arising from a conveyance, lease or assignment of land. In practical terms this means that any sale, lease or assignment of property in any county other than Dublin and Cork completed on or after 1 January 2010 must be registered in the Land Registry which is managed and controlled by the Property Registration Authority.
This legislation is part of the Government’s move towards developing a modern and efficient registry of land ownership in Ireland; the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Dermot Ahern, signed into law by Statutory Instrument No. 176 of 2009, the Registration of Title Act 1964 (Compulsory Registration of Ownership) (Cavan, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Leitrim, Limerick, Mayo, Monaghan, North Tipperary, Offaly, South Tipperary and Waterford) Order 2009.
This development of compulsory registration has been introduced into law on a gradual basis. The following is a summary of the counties which became subject to compulsory registration and the dates on which the provision became effective:
Counties:
Effective Date:
Carlow, Meath and Laois
1 January 1970
Longford, Westmeath and Roscommon
1 April 2006
Clare, Kilkenny, Louth, Sligo, Wexford and Wicklow
1 October 2008
Cavan, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Leitrim, Limerick, Mayo, Monaghan, North Tipperary, Offaly, South Tipperary and Waterford
1 January 2010
Financial institutions funding the acquisition of property should ensure, where appropriate, that their legal charge over the property is registered in the correct registry.
Further Information:
Please contact:
Clodagh O’Hagan – cohagan@mckr.ie – Tel: +353 1 670 2990
Fergus Hennessy – fhennessy@mckr.ie – Tel: +353 1 670 2990
