How to check title deed annotations, mortgages, and liens before purchasing.
Why Is It Important?
When you buy a property with a mortgage, attachment or claim of rights on its title deed, these encumbrances pass to you. The financial risk is serious.
Checking via e-Devlet
By logging into the "Land Registry and Cadastre Directorate" services with your e-Devlet (e-Government) account, you can see all the information on your own property. Only limited information is shown for someone else's property.
Applying in Person at the Land Registry Office
For a property you are considering buying, you can go to the land registry office together with the seller and examine the active land register. Annotations and mortgage information are shown in full.
The Web-Tapu System
Through the web-tapu service on the Land Registry's official website, persons authorised with the owner's consent can obtain information.
What Should You Look For?
- Mortgages and collateral
- Family home annotations
- Attachment orders
- Right of way, usufruct rights
- Zoning restrictions
- Restrictions imposed due to tax debts
Professional Help
For complex annotations, getting support from a lawyer or real estate expert is the safe route.
