Browse Forums Buying Land 1 Apr 30, 2011 2:39 pm I probably should know this, but what's the process for registering land in NSW ? We have settled on a block but our conveyancer didn't mention anything about registering and I keep reading about people registering land. Any help appreciated ! Re: Dumb Question - registering land in NSW 2Apr 30, 2011 3:33 pm budgnbear I probably should know this, but what's the process for registering land in NSW ? We have settled on a block but our conveyancer didn't mention anything about registering and I keep reading about people registering land. Any help appreciated ! Hi Budgnbear, In a new estate (in NSW), registration of land is done by the developer through the NSW Land & Property Management Authority, and you will not need to do anything to register your own block of land. Buying an "unregistered" block of land means that the title has not yet been registered with the NSW LPMA. You are unable to build until the land is registered as legally it "doesn't exist" yet... if that makes sense... Below is an excerpt from the document "Titling and Registration Services" located here Quote: A land title in NSW is based on a plan developed from a survey (plan of survey) which defines the boundaries of a parcel of land at the date on which it was registered. The majority of plans lodged with LPI are required by law to be prepared by a registered surveyor. Although strata plans do not show survey information, they are also required by law to be prepared by a registered surveyor. When new land parcels are created (e.g. subdivision) or when all or part of an existing parcel is to be used for a specific purpose (e.g. easement or lease) a plan must be prepared, lodged and registered with LPMA. In defining new parcel boundaries, the plan creates the legal identity of the land. The main types of plans are: ■ Deposited plans: which are most commonly a subdivision of a parcel of land ■ Strata plans: a subdivision of a parcel of land to allow multiple occupancy and separate ownership of individual units (e.g. home unit and town house developments) ■ Community plans: which depict the development of planned communities of any type where the use of some land is shared. Before being registered, a plan is examined by LPI to ensure that legal boundaries of the parcel have been re-established and correspond with the boundaries as marked on the ground. This plan examination process ensures existing interests are preserved from one generation of title to the next. A title setting out the ownership details and all encumbrances and restrictions relating to the land is created for every current parcel. Each plan is allocated a unique plan number, and every parcel in the plan is given its own lot number. The same unique numbers are used to identify the title for each parcel, which is called a ‘folio identifier’ (i.e. Lot 1 in DP 356786 would be known as folio identifier 1/356786). The land is identified by its folio identifier in all land transactions unless it is subdivided again. Looking at a couple of the lot plans where we have bought a block, If the block you have purchased is named as "Lot xxxx in DP xxxxxxx" then it's registered, if it's "Lot xxxx in PPDP xxxxxxx" then it's unregistered at this stage. You should be advised when the block becomes registered, if it is currently an unregistered lot. Hope this helps! Helena Re: Dumb Question - registering land in NSW 3Apr 30, 2011 4:30 pm If you have settled on your land it may already be registered. Just ask your conveyances or do a title search Just to clarify, I'm not a builder I've read my own council's LEP numerous times and worked with an architect to understand my own lot size and problems. 5 1835 In NSW the maximum deposit for building work is 5% until the builder provides HBCF insurance 1 4829 Hi All, see above image. The required setback from the rear boundary in my case is 5m, as you can see the shape of the site and location of the boundary is slightly… 0 8461 |