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Folio Search
Folio Number - What It Is and How to Find Yours
Quick Answer
A folio number is the unique reference for a registered property in the Irish Land Register - for example CK12345F, where the prefix is the county. If you do not know a property's folio number, it can be found from the address or Eircode: order a lookup and receive the folio itself, not just the number.
Every registered property in Ireland has one, most owners have never looked at theirs, and every solicitor asks for it in the first email: the folio number. It is the key that unlocks the property’s registered record. This page explains what the reference means, why you are being asked for it, and the fastest way to find the number – and the record behind it – when all you have is an address.
Send an address, Eircode or folio number. The register entry - registered owner, class of title and every burden - is delivered electronically within 24 hours.
Buy Folio SearchKey Facts
Coverage
All of Ireland
Delivery
Electronically within 24 hours
Needed to order
An address or Eircode is normally enough
Registered land
Recorded on a folio, identified by number and county
Unregistered land
Evidenced through the Registry of Deeds instead
Boundaries
General boundaries - mapped approximately, not conclusively
What Is This Document
A folio number identifies one folio in the Land Register maintained as the official national record. The format combines a county prefix, a serial number and often a letter suffix: DN200145F is a Dublin folio, CK4567 a Cork one. The number stays with the land through changes of ownership – owners change on the folio; the folio itself endures. That permanence is what makes it the reliable reference for solicitors, banks and anyone else dealing with the property formally.
Which Document Do I Need
If you just need the reference to quote to a solicitor, the lookup answers it – but since the lookup retrieves the folio to confirm it, you receive the full record anyway, which is nearly always what the process actually needs. If you require a sealed version for court or a lender, add the certified copy. If no number exists for the address, the property is unregistered and the deeds route applies.
| Need | Product | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Find out who owns a property | Folio Search | €32.99 |
| See the burdens registered against the land | Folio Search | €32.99 |
| See the registered extent as well | Folio + Map Bundle | €57.99 |
| Prove the entry to a lender or court | Certified Folio | €149.99 |
| Read the wording of a burden | Instrument Copy | €349.99 |
| No folio exists for the address | The title is unregistered; search the deeds record | — |
What Information Is Included
A folio number lookup delivers the confirmed folio reference for the property and the full current folio – owner, description, class of title, burdens. Add the title map with the Folio + Map bundle. You get the number you asked for and the document everyone was going to ask for next.
What Is Not Included
The number on its own proves nothing – it is a reference, not a record. Ownership, burdens and boundaries live on the folio it points to. Anyone making a decision needs the current folio, which is why our lookup always includes it rather than selling you a string of characters.
Why People Order
The requests that start with “what is my folio number?” are rarely about the number. A solicitor opening a sale file needs it. A bank processing a mortgage or release needs it. A grant application, a probate form, a boundary conversation with an engineer – all want the property pinned to its register entry. Finding the number from the address is the small unlock that lets everything else proceed.
No folio number? An address is enough - finding the folio is what the search does.
Order Folio SearchReal World Use Cases
Homeowners
Asked for a folio number by a bank mid-remortgage, with no idea where to find it - one lookup answers the request and supplies the record behind it
Executors
Estate papers name properties by folio. Pinning each one before drafting avoids amendments later
Vendors
A purchaser’s solicitor asks the vendor for the folio number; the vendor does not know it, and the sale waits. A lookup unblocks it the same working day
Professionals
Planning consultants, engineers and agents confirm references before notices, reports and applications go out
Land Registry Context
County prefixes mean folio numbers are unique within a county, not nationally – quoting the county with the number matters. Rural properties described by townland can carry spelling variants between the postal address and the registered description, which is the usual reason a casual search fails. Older folios renumbered during modernisation can also differ from the reference on a decades-old deed – the current number is the one that matters, and the lookup returns it.
Common Mistakes
Quoting a folio number without its county. Copying the reference from a 1980s document and assuming it is still current. Assuming the Eircode maps neatly to one folio on multi-parcel holdings. Sending a solicitor the number alone when the folio itself was what they needed – the lookup delivers both, so send both.
Need it proved to a lender or a court? The Certified Folio is the sealed version, posted within 15 working days.
Order Folio SearchHow To Order
Enter the property address or Eircode. We identify the folio, confirm the current number, and deliver the reference together with the full folio by email – with the title map included where the bundle is chosen. If the holding spans several folios, you receive all of the numbers and records.
Turnaround & Delivery
Folio searches are delivered within 24 hours. Multi-folio and unregistered outcomes are flagged with the result. Certified copies, if added, follow by post.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a folio number in Ireland?
The unique reference for a registered property in the Land Register - a county prefix plus a serial number, such as CK12345F. It identifies the folio that records the property's ownership, boundaries and burdens.
How do I find my folio number?
Order a lookup with your address or Eircode. We identify the folio and send you the confirmed number together with the full folio. The title map can be added as a bundle.
Why is my solicitor asking for my folio number?
It pins your property to its exact register entry, avoiding ambiguity between similar addresses. It is typically the first thing requested in sales, remortgages and probate.
Does every property in Ireland have a folio number?
Only registered properties. Unregistered property - more common in older urban areas - has no folio, and its records are traced through the Registry of Deeds instead.
Can a property have several folio numbers?
Yes. Farms and holdings assembled over time frequently span multiple folios, each with its own number. A proper lookup identifies all of them.
Is the folio number the same as the Eircode?
No. The Eircode is a postal code; the folio number is the land registration reference. They identify different things, though an Eircode is often enough for us to find the folio.
Do I need the folio number to run a Irish search?
No. An address or Eircode is normally enough - finding the folio is part of what the search does. If you already have the folio number and its county, supplying it saves a step.
What if the property in Ireland turns out to be unregistered?
Then no folio exists, and the search will tell you so. Title to unregistered property is evidenced through the Registry of Deeds instead, which is a different search and a different record.
Search the Register
Registered owner, class of title and burdens, delivered electronically within 24 hours. If no folio exists for the address, we tell you before you are charged.
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