A dealing number on a title search points to a separate registered document. Learn how to use it to order the full instrument or plan.

"Subject to interests" on a title means ownership is qualified by rights recorded elsewhere. Learn what it can point to and how to check the detail.

Registered property interests get the protection of the Torrens title system. Learn how that differs from an unregistered claim, and why it matters.

An encumbrance on title is a right or restriction affecting land. Learn the common types, and which ones a standard title search may not show.

A right of way on a property is an easement letting others pass over part of the land. Learn how it's recorded and what its terms may cover.

A mortgage on title records a lender's security interest in a property. Learn what a title search shows about it, and what happens at sale.

A caveat on title is a notice that someone claims an interest in a property. Learn what it may mean for a sale and how it can be removed.

A covenant on title is a promise or obligation relating to land. Learn what it can restrict, and what it may take to vary or remove one.

Want to find easements on property? Learn how a title search and registered plan work together, and what each one may or may not show.

What is an easement? It's a legal right to use or access part of a property for a specific purpose. Learn what title records show and don't show.

Learn how Australian land-title systems have moved from paper certificates toward electronic registers and digital title information.

Understand why a property title search is a point-in-time snapshot and why later registered dealings can change the information.

Understand what 'estate or interest in land' means in title-search work and why a registered instrument may contain the fuller legal detail.

Understand what a folio identifier is, why it matters in a property search and how it differs from a street address.

Learn what multiple registered proprietors on a property title can show and why the ownership wording may need legal interpretation.

Learn how a current title search can help identify the registered proprietor of a specific Australian property.

A practical guide to reading the main sections of an Australian property title search and recognising references to related documents.

A plain-English guide to Certificates of Title, modern land registers and the information a current title record may contain.

Understand the different title-search terms used across Australian states and territories, from folios to Register Search Statements.

Compare current and historical title searches and understand which record is better suited to present or earlier property information.