Torrens title

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Torrens title

(Law) Austral legal title to land based on record of registration rather than on title deeds

[from Sir Robert Richard Torrens (1814–84), who introduced the system as premier of South Australia in 1857]

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The doctrine of mortgagee in good faith presupposes that the mortgagor, who is not the rightful owner of the property, has already succeeded in obtaining a Torrens title over the property in his or her name and that, after obtaining the said title, he or she succeeds in mortgaging the property to another who relies on what appears on the said title.

Shades of forgery

Gordon denounced officials of concerned government agencies who knowingly or unknowingly abetted the syndicates in tarnishing the integrity of the country's Torrens title.

Philippines : Gordon Slams Placing Personal Gains Before Country's Benefit Over Rrow Scam

Gordon, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, slammed on Monday the officials of different government agencies who knowingly or unknowingly abetted criminal syndicates in tarnishing the integrity of the country's Torrens title.

Gordon committee continues probe on P8.7-B right-of-way payment scam

But before we get to the NALUA, allow me to discuss 'tenured' land use rights - the Regalian rights and Torrens title.

Urban Ape / The use of and rights to land

A torrens title system is an "absolute title by registration" system whereby registration of title is conclusive evidence of title subject to limited exemptions specified under law and a similar system was adopted by the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFC) to provide investors greater certainty with respect to property interests in the DIFC.

Abu Dhabi Global Market draft rules reviewed by King & Spalding Middle East & Islamic Finance Group

The systems that emulate the Torrens title system developed in South Australia in the mid-19th century use the concept of fraud to draw a boundary between the circumstances in which notice of prior unregistered interests matters and those where it does not.

Title registration and the abolition of notice in British Columbia

(160) Moreover, the doctrine has been accepted by the courts with little or no comment about its compatibility with Torrens title. The perverse effect of the traditional doctrine is that there are no procedural safeguards for the registered proprietors.

Adverse possession and title-by-registration systems in Australia and England

'We propose a water rights system based on banking, share trading and Torrens Title registration procedures,' Young says.

Trading water: clarification of water rights is essential to restoring damaged rivers, protecting healthy ones and improving water-use efficiency Australia-wide. (The Wentworth View)

Title to "old system" properties (i.e., those not registered under the Torrens title system) is established by tracing deeds, mortgage papers, and wills!

Office Property Down Under: Differences Between American and Australian Office Market Practices

We do not have Torrens title to the position we are holding right now.'

Pinol belies report that Duterte has lost trust in him

When you can no longer rely on one of the most important pillars of business and property ownership - the title, the Torrens title, talagang delikado tayo.

Philippines : Inaction of Lra Officials May Have Abetted Syndicate in Defrauding Gov't of Billions of Pesos Thru Rrow Scam

The senator is speeding up the investigations "so that we can complete the gathering of evidence," file charges against the conspirators, punish the guilty - and protect the integrity of the "Torrens Title."