Land registration

CHANGES BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE LAND REGISTRATION ACT 2012 IN THE MANAGEMENT OF REAL PROPERTY IN KENYA TAKING NOTE TO EXPLORE IN DETAIL THE FRAMEWORK THAT HAS BEEN RELACED. INTRODUCTION The land registration ACT is an act of Parliament to revise, consolidate and rationalize the registration of titles to land, to give effect to the principles and objects of devolved government in land registration, and for connected purposes. What was being revised is the old registration act which had to be altered

The land registration act 2002 was aimed at implementing the compulsory recording of titles in land, so as to retain the information in one piece, therefore making interest in land simpler to identify. The authors took into consideration the fact that the land register was rather fairly accurate, because despite the mirror principle that the register is a reflection of title, this is not entirely true. In this essay I will show the extent to which the land register is fairly accurate in its registering

The Land Registration Act (LRA) 1925 has drawn much flak over the years with regards to one of its most important provisions on overriding interests (OI). OI often goes unnoticed until it swoops up and takes priority over the rights of a future purchaser. These interests often come in the form of other occupiers in the property with a beneficial trust interest and, like in the case of Boland this leaves the mortgage lender in a tight spot when they discover the existence of these interests only

The statement above will be thoroughly considered and discussed .To commence with it needs to be established what a register is. The Land Registration Act 1925 first presented the structure of registered land, but later it was cancelled out by Land Registration Act 2002 due to reviews and room for reforms. There are three main sections: property register, proprietorship register and charges register. Firstly Property register, this describes the property (the nature), the address and plans which

The Land Registration Act (LRA) 1925 has drawn much flak over the years with regards to one of its most important provisions on overriding interests (OI), which often goes unnoticed until it swoops up and takes priority over the rights of a future purchaser. These interests often come in the form of other occupiers in the property with an equitable interest and, like in the case of Boland , this leaves the lender in a tight spot when they find out about the existence of these interests only after

The Extent of Success of the Land Registration Act 2002 Introduction Being one of the most extensive law reforms of the Law Commission, Land Registration Act 2002 aims to create a flawless legal framework for land registration, especially in terms of conveyancing with emphasis on overriding interests and adverse possession. It is agreed that the Land Registration Act 2002 (hereafter LRA 2002), by putting emphasis on strict registration, moved the idea of land ownership from ownership by possession

Introduction The LRA 2002 replaces and repeals the Land Registration Act 1925 in its entirety. However, the same principle which also applied in 2002 Act. Law based on these three principles. The “Mirror principle” provide that by the register should reflect or reflect all the rights and interests of the registered land titles. The "curtain principle" which is purchasers need look no further than the register and are not concerned with trusts. The “Insurance Principles” is a simple, if the title

of the Land Registry back in the early 2000s. Prior to that, with the ever increasing presence of technology in our day to day lives, as well as business dealings, paper based Land Registry details had begun to be computerised. Almost all registered titles of land had been entered on to a computer based system by roughly the year 1995. There was a basic, rather rudimentary, usage of computer systems. A system of direct access to a computerised register was introduced in 1995, called the Land Registry

24.1 Allocation of public land It involves the state or the government transferring its rights, use, and ownership of land to the citizens of the country, According to section 12(1) of the Land Act, the National Land Commission (NLC) has responsibilities of allocating public land on behalf of the National or County Governments.(Source: Guides on Land Administration in Kenya). Alienation of land to members is done by passing through the following law applications which include Local Government Act

Introduction 1.1 Preview An online land registry system is an electronic database of land records accessible via a web interface and designed to generate reports containing relevant ownership information on parcels of land as identified by their unique land reference numbers (LR. No). 1.2 Background and Rationale Cases of fraud involving land and forged title deeds in Kenya are on the increase. This problem has led to increased awareness when transacting in land due to fear of losing money to con