Declan Noonan & Associates

There are two separate systems for recording transactions to property in Ireland:

1. The registration of title system (Land Registry) which provides a state guaranteed title to property and
2. The registration of deeds system (Registry of Deeds) which records the priority of the registered deeds and conveyances.

A title is the ownership of a property and a deed is a document in writing which affects property.

Both systems are mutually exclusive. Your solicitor will know which of the two systems is relevant to your case. Both systems are under the control and management of the Property Registration Authority. The Property Registration Authority is an independent statutory body set up under the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006.

If you do not agree with a decision by the Authority may appeal it to the court and the court may annul or confirm the decision with or without any changes made to it.