The Gazette 1988

GAZETTE

DECEMBER 1988

Correspondence James J. Ivers, Director General, Law Society, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7. Dear Mr. Ivers, You may recall that in 1986 we amended our procedures to ensure that our Guarantee Certificate (Form HG6) was available well in advance of the closing of sales. This change was to ensure that the warranty was in place before a purchaser completed the agree- ment w i th the builder. In general, this has worked satisfactorily but we are becoming a little concerned at the extent to which persons who b o r r ow f r om s ome f i n a n c i al institutions are able to obtain finance w i t hout any great check being made on whether or not the house is registered. We have gone to the trouble in recent mon t hs of briefing all of the major financial institutions who are involved in the home loans market to bring to their attention the necessity for them to be alert at the time when they are considering app l i ca t i ons for mo r t gages to ensure that the house is registered w i t h us and to look for the registration certificate. I feel that the Law Society could help us in this area by sending out some adv i ce to p r ac t i t i one r s, particularly w i th regard to ensuring t h a t c e r t i f i c a t es are in t he possession of purchasers before sales are closed. I would appreciate your view on t h is ma t t er and in pa r t i cu l ar whether or not you consider it is an area wh i ch the Society can assist. Yours sincerely, MICHAEL GREENE National House Building Guarantee Scheme, Canal Road, Dublin 6. The Editor, Law Society Gazette, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7. Mapping/Registration of Title Dear Sir, Members of the Law Society may not be aware that the Ordnance

Survey O f f i ce has field s t a ff working on a full time basis in most parts of the country. We are prepared to offer the services of this staff to carry out the mapping for registration of individual titles on behalf of the legal profession. The fee involved would be in the region of £ 50 per survey irrespec- tive of the geographical location of the site. However, this would only be viable if the Ordnance Survey were to obtain a reasonable pro- portion of the survey relating to registration of title. In the case of multiple registrations on the same site the fee could be negotiated. We wo u ld app r ec i a te if your members were made aware of this service and depending on the vo l ume of wo r k, it cou ld be introduced almost immediately on a trial basis. We are also prepared to negotiate w i th regard to the production of maps for the re- gistration of title where extensive survey is required. If any further information is requested I would be obliged if you would contact Tony Preston or myself. Yours sincerely, M. C. WALSH Assistant Director, Ordnance Survey Office, Dublin 7.

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