Transfer of Title Requirements You Must Prepare & Submit to ROD — A Complete Guide

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Guide on the Transfer of Title Requirements You Must Submit to ROD

TRANSFER OF TITLE REQUIREMENTS – Here are the documents needed in processing the transfer of the title of ownership of the property you bought under your name.

Are you preparing for an upcoming purchase of a residential property? Congratulations! It is a one big accomplishment that will not only benefit you but as well as your family. Although the process that awaits you may be tedious, still, persevere to get to your goal. One of the steps is for the transfer of the title under your name.

Transfer of Title Requirements
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The transfer of the title of the ownership of the property is applied for at the Register of Deeds. More popularly called the ROD, the government agency has set a list of transfer of title requirements that applicants must comply with.

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Before proceeding to the requirements, please be aware that there are other charges that you must be prepared of aside from the selling amount of the property. Here are the other fees that are often shared by the seller and the buyer of the property:

  • Capital Gains Tax
  • Documentary Stamp
  • Withholding Tax
  • Unpaid Taxes
  • Transfer Tax
  • Registration Fee
  • Commission of the agent or broker
  • Incidental and miscellaneous fees

Back to the Transfer of Title requirements, you must prepare the following documents and submit it to the Register of Deeds (ROD) or the Land Registration Authority (LRA) where the property is located. It is the buyer of the property that processes the submission of the requirements and pays for the Transfer of Title Fee:

  • Deed of Conveyance
  • Deed of Absolute Sale
  • Copies of IDs of all signatories
  • Official Receipt of Notary Public used to notarize the Deed of Sale
  • Certified True Copy of the Original Land Title
  • Tax Clearance
  • Latest Tax Declaration
  • Clearances from the Home Owners Association, if applicable
  • Birth Certificate
  • Certificate of No Marriage or Marriage Certificate 

The processing of the transfer of the land title at the ROD or LRA often takes between 20 to 30 days before you can get the documents.

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