Title search
The registered ownership history of a property, pulled from the sub-registrar rather than taken from the seller's photocopies. Cheaper and faster than a full legal review, and enough to rule out the obvious problems.
What you get
How it works
Who does it
Searches are run against the sub-registrar record directly. Aggregator databases are cheaper and are frequently months out of date, which is the one thing a title search cannot afford to be.
What this is not
A service page that lets people believe the job covers more than it does is worse than none, because they stop asking.
- Not a legal opinionYou get the record, not a verdict on it. If you want an advocate to interpret it, that is the legal review.
- Not unregistered claimsTenancy, inheritance disputes and oral agreements do not appear in the registry, because nothing put them there.
- Not approvalsBuilding sanction and occupancy certificates are held by the development authority, not the sub-registrar.
- Not agricultural land conversionLand use records sit with the revenue department and are a separate search.
Most people who find something in a title search go on to a legal review. Most people who find nothing do not need to, and we will say so rather than upsell you.
Common questions
Is this enough on its own?
For a straightforward resale flat in a registered society with a clean chain, often yes. For plots, inherited property or anything where the seller is not the registered owner, no — get the legal review.
Why thirty years?
It is the period a court would normally look at to establish marketable title, and the period most lenders require. Longer searches are possible and rarely change the answer.
Book title search
Tell us the property and we will confirm within a day what we need and give you a firm date.
You are not charged until we have confirmed we can do the work.