Survey on Land Administration Systems A Presentation on findings and conclusions Dr. Elshad Khanalibayli UNECE WPLA Chair Dr. Gulnara Roll Ms. Amie Figueiredo UNECE Secretariat Washington D.C., 26 March 2015

Why carry out a survey? How well are we performing compared to other organisations? What are the best practices? Are there any new trends emerging? What improvement opportunities should we focus upon?

The expected benefits of a survey Cross-country comparisons of performance Comparisons over time Demonstrate strengths and weaknesses Justify need for reform and improvement Monitor performance and improvement Promotion of universal standards

Structure of the Survey Preliminary questions Definitions System of Registration % Coverage Availability online and online usage Security of Title Taxes and Charges Fees charged for registration and services

Structure of the Survey Speed of Registration Activity Complexity and automation Multipurpose Cadastre Efficiency Gender Equality Address Register

Conduct of the Survey Survey based upon 2011 data Respondents were invited to complete the survey online Information gathered throughout 2012

Respondents to the Survey

Significant Findings

System of Registration Both Registry of Deeds and Titles systems in operation Majority of respondents employ Title Systems

Coverage of Registration 74% of respondents have registered > 80% of their land 8 respondents or 1/3 have achieved 100% registration

Informal Settlements 11 respondents reported no informal settlements A further 11 respondents reported < 20% informal settlements No discernable geographical pattern

Online Maps 17% of respondents confirmed that 100% of maps and mapping data is online and available for inspection Significant progress since 2005 survey

Online Inspections Online inspection of maps correlates with online inspection of titles 7 respondents reported 100% of inspections are carried out online A further 7 reported that >80% of inspections are online

Applications for Copy Titles 6 respondents process all copy title applications online 7 more respondents process >80% of copy title applications on a fully online basis

Digitally certified extracts Information is being made available in electronic format on an increasing basis

Access open to Citizen In 70% of respondent countries, the register is fully open to the citizen for inspection

State Guarantee of Title In 79% of the countries responding, Government guarantee titles – entitling citizens to compensation on foot of errors in information relied upon

Protection against Maladministration In 18 countries are subject to inspection by an independent ombudsman or other independent source

Disaster Recovery Systems Countries were asked to identify the time necessary to restore the Title Register in the event of a loss – reflecting the strength of ICT systems and backup

Average Size of Dwelling ( Metre Squared )

Average Fee for Title Inspection

Fee for Registration of a Transfer of Title

Instant Availability of title records online The majority of responding countries were able to confirm that title records are 100% available online

Time needed to register a mortgage or charge 17 of countries responding confirmed that a mortgage or charge could be registered within 10 working days

Time needed to register a change of ownership 8 countries confirmed that a change of ownership could be registered within 1 day In total 20 of 24 responding countries confirmed that change of ownership was registered within 10 days

Average overall time needed to register

Time needed to register a change of ownership 8 countries confirmed that a change of ownership could be registered within 1 day In total 20 of 24 responding countries confirmed that change of ownership was registered within 10 days

Conclusions and further steps

Main Findings Coverage of Land Registration systems is increasing – larger % of land registered ICT playing a significantly greater role Information is more accessible Turnaround times are decreasing

However…… The study relates to 2011 data Less than 50% of jurisdictions in the UNECE region submitted information The study was very wide ranging, it was difficult to identify the relevant people in each individual jurisdiction

Further Steps We must keep information up to date Ongoing smaller surveys looking at specific elements We must seek a greater level of participation amongst all the member states in the region

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