Form 3 – Application for First Registration of a Freehold or a Leasehold documentary title certified by a lodging solicitor (2024)

Form 3 Checklist

All Form 3 applications must be lodged to ourRoscommon Office.

Applications for first registration of a conveyance, lease or assignment on sale, wherethe consideration is less than €1,000,000and they are permitted to be the subject of a Form 3 First Registration procedure. SeePractice Directionsfor more information on cases that can be lodged using the Form 3 procedure.

Document Required – Form 17 and Fees

• CompletedForm 17
• ExactFees

Document Required – Form 3

• Form 3must contain all paragraphs as prescribed in the currentLand Registry Rules.
• The Form 3 must be dated within one month of lodgement and signed by the certifying solicitor.

Documents Required – Title documents

Freehold

The subject of the Form 3 application is a Deed of Conveyance on Sale:

• You must lodge an original Deed of Conveyance on Sale.
• If the title relates to a Fee Farm Grant you must lodge the original or an attested copy of same.
• If there is indemnity, apportionment or adjustment re the rent, you must lodge the original or attested copy of the relevant deed.

OR

Leasehold

The subject of the Form 3 is a Lease or a Deed of Assignment on Sale:

• You must lodge an Original Deed of Assignment on Sale.
• You must lodge the original or attested copy of the head lease.
• If there is indemnity, apportionment or adjustment re the rent, you must lodge the original or attested copy of the relevant deed.

Document Required – Map

• Themapmust be acceptable for registration purposes.
• Where the application is for a multistorey registration, a location map in addition to a floor plan of the property must be lodged.
• If the original conveyance/assignment refers to a map attached on an earlier deed, you must lodge a certified copy of said deed evidencing a colour copy of the said map.

Documents Required – All other appropriate documents, these may include:

• The original mortgage.
• An attested copy of any prior deed which created a burdento which the title is subject under Section 69 of theRegistration of Title Act 1964.
• The consent of the registered owner of the freehold and superior leasehold Folio, subject to the lease (if any), to the registration as a burden of the lease thereon.

Please note the following:

Any ambiguity throughout the documentation will have to be queried by Tailte Éireann. The effect of the deed should be clear and unambiguous. Please also ensure consistency across the documentation in such things as the spelling of names and addresses, Folio numbers and property descriptions. You may wish to pre-empt a query by explaining any discrepancies (e.g. maiden names/married names, etc.).