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D |
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| Deed |
A written
instrument (traditionally signed, sealed and delivered by
the maker) as proof and record of an agreement, Particular
types of deed are named after their functions, e.g.
conveyances, mortgages. |
| Defendant |
Person against
whom legal proceedings are bought. |
| Development
Control |
The
implementation and enforcement of planning standards |
| Document
of Title |
A Document
issued by the Registry of Titles or Land Office showing the
registered proprietor under the Torrens system. (See also ,
Title, Registry Title , Land Office Title, Register Document
of Title, Issue Document of Title, Issue Document of Title,
Final Title, and Qualified Title. |
| Dominant
Tenement |
Land owned by
one person which enjoys the benefit of an easement or right
over neighbouring land (the servient tenement) owned by
someone else. |
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E |
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| Easement |
An
intangible right which gives one landowner (the dominant
tenement) a benefit concerning the utilisation of land owned
by another person (the servient tenement), e.g. a right of
way, an easement o f light |
| Easement
of light |
An
easement enabling the owner of the dominant tenement to
demand that the owner of the servient tenement refrain from
obstructing the passage of light to his/her windows. |
| Entity
in the Mukim Register |
A
document of title issued by the Land Office before 1966 |
| Equitable
interest |
An
interest in or fight over property not extending to the
legal title |
| Equitable
mortgage |
A
mortgage where either the mortgagor's original interest was
merely equitable,
or a mortgage which was created informally, as by the
deposit of title deeds. |
| Equity
of redemption |
A
mortgagor's fight to redeem the mortgaged property, even
beyond the day appointed for repayment. |
| Estate |
An
interest in land, traditionally classified either as
freehold (of indeterminate duration), with various
sub-classifications (e.g. fee simple), or as leasehold (i.e.
of fixable duration). |
| Estate
agent |
An
agent for the sale and lease of real estate. |
| Estate
land |
Agricultural
land of more than 40 hectares which cannot be split without
approval of the Estate Land Board |
| Exchange
of contracts |
In
the sale of land, the exchange between the buyer and seller
of signed copies of the contract of sale signifying the
intention of the parties to be bound by the contract. |
| Exclusive
agency |
Given
to an agent, while not precluding the owner from selling his
own property himself, ensures that the agent gets to close
the transaction. |
| Express
conditions |
May
be stated in the document of title |
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F |
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| Final
title |
Is
issued after survey |
| Fittings |
Chattels
which do not form part of the land, and so must be
separately conveyed. |
| Fixture |
A
chattel so annexed to land as to be considered part of it |
| Foreclosure |
Where
a mortgages becomes the owner of mortgage property as a
consequence of the mortgagor's failure to repay the loan
within the extended period for payment. |
| Foreign
-Investment Committee |
Prescribes
guidelines applicable to the acquisition of property by
foreigners |
| Freehold
estate |
An
interest in land of indeterminate duration |
