APPENDICES
APPENDIX 38
(Chapter 14: Land, Public Works and Utilities)
The Land Registry
Item
Instruments registered
1993
1994
1995
Assignments of land
8 017
7 465
6 469
Assignments of building units
151 501
137 876
112 212
Agreements for sale and purchase of land
3 855
3 589
2 522
Agreements for sale and purchase of building units
133 060
114 892
97 649
Building mortgages/building legal charges
100
82
101
Other mortgages/legal charges
155 652
133 023
129 235
Reassignments/receipts/discharges/releases and
certificates of satisfaction
100 478
104 557
98 257
Miscellaneous
79 186
75 490
75 339
Total
631 849
576 974
521 784
Conditions of sale, grant, exchange, etc registered
710
806
777
Government leases registered
26
25
17
Multi-storey building owners corporations registered
281
258
296
Public searches in Land Registry records
3 328 390
3 480 033
2 938 379
Considerations in Instruments Registered in The Land Registry
$ Million
Assignments of land
81,791
3
80,977
49,656
Assignments of building units
326,702
397,910
309,475
Agreements for sale and purchase of land
75,378
81,548
17,412
Agreements for sale and purchase of building units
348,951
423,948
265,814
Building mortgages/building legal charges
10.508
10,208
7,912
Other mortgages/legal charges
104,033
102,072
76,804
Reassignments/receipts/discharges/releases and
certificates of satisfaction
41,612
44,706
36,701
Miscellaneous instruments
Total
988,975
1,141,369
763,774
467