What is the difference between the Land Registry and the Registry of Deeds?
There are two separate systems for recording transactions in relation to property in Ireland: The Registry of Deeds system operated by the Registry of Deeds. The Registration of Title system operated by the Land Registry. Both systems are under the control and management of the Registrar of Deeds and Titles. For administrative purposes both Registries form part of the one organisation and are collectively referred to as the Registries. The two systems are mutually exclusive in the sense that in a particular transaction relating to land the title will be either: unregistered (i.e. the title is not yet registered in the Land Registry and so the Registry of Deeds system applies) or registered (i.e. the title has been registered in the Land Registry and so the Registry of Deeds system is irrelevant) Approximately 90% of the land in Ireland is registered which represents 85% of titles. The primary function of the Registry of Deeds system is to provide a system of recording the existence of
