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Folio Search
Land Registry Ireland | Property Records, Folios & Title Searches
Quick Answer
The Irish land registry is the national record of registered land ownership, maintained as the official national record. Every registered property has a folio recording its ownership, boundaries and burdens. You can order a folio, a folio with title map, or a certified copy online for any address or folio number in Ireland.
Every registered property in Ireland has a public record: who owns it, what boundaries apply, and what mortgages, rights of way or other burdens affect it. That record is the folio, and it is the document behind almost every property transaction in the country. Whether you are buying, selling, checking a boundary or researching family land, the record exists – order a search and we will obtain it for you.
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
The Land Register is Ireland’s system of registered land ownership, maintained as the official national record. Instead of relying on bundles of old deeds, registered ownership is recorded on a folio – a single document that states the current owner, describes the property with reference to a map, and lists the burdens that affect it. The register is conclusive for what it records, which is why solicitors, banks and buyers rely on folios rather than storytelling when ownership questions matter.
Which Document Do I Need
If you want ownership and burdens for a registered property: the folio. Where boundaries matter, the Folio + Map bundle adds the title map. If you need a version acceptable for legal or court use: a certified copy folio. If the property is unregistered – still common for older urban stock – the trail runs through the Registry of Deeds instead. Not sure which applies? Start a search with the address and we will identify the right record.
| 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 shows the registered owner’s name and address; the property description and its title map reference; the class of title; and the burdens registered against the land – mortgages and charges, rights of way and wayleaves, conditions and covenants. Add the title map – the Folio + Map bundle – to see the registered boundary extent too. Together they answer the three questions every enquiry starts with: who owns it, where exactly are the boundaries, and what is registered against it.
What Is Not Included
A folio does not value the property, does not record planning permissions or building compliance, and does not show unregistered occupational arrangements. For planning history you need the local authority; for condition, a surveyor. And where land is unregistered, the folio simply does not exist – the Registry of Deeds search is the route instead. We provide both, so the right search gets ordered first time.
Why People Order
Buyers order folios before committing, because the register – not the sales brochure – shows what is actually registered against the land. Sellers order them to resolve surprises before a purchaser’s solicitor finds them. Neighbours order them in boundary disagreements, executors order them in probate, farmers order them for entitlement and mapping questions, and researchers order them to trace family land. Any time ownership needs to be proven rather than assumed, the folio is the document that does it.
No folio number? An address is enough - finding the folio is what the search does.
Order Folio SearchReal World Use Cases
Home Buyers
Order the folio while your offer is still conditional in effect. The burdens register is where the forgotten right of way and the unreleased charge appear, and both are far cheaper to deal with before contracts than after
Sellers
Title problems found by a purchaser’s solicitor cost time and leverage. Found first, they are simply jobs to do - which is why more vendors now order their own folio before going to market
Solicitors
The first document on almost every file. Practices order through us daily, with multi-folio holdings identified in full and results delivered within 24 hours
Executors and Families
Probate involving registered land generally needs an up-to-date folio for each property, and certified copies are commonly requested where papers are being lodged
Farmers and Landowners
Entitlements, leases, charge releases and succession all begin with the current folio for each parcel of the holding
Land Registry Context
Irish property records live in two systems. Registered land – the majority of the country by area – is recorded on folios in the Land Register. Unregistered property transactions are recorded in the Registry of Deeds, a separate archive of memorials dating back to 1708. Dublin, Cork and other cities carry a higher share of older unregistered stock, while rural land is almost entirely registered. Knowing which system holds your answer is half the search – and if you are unsure, the address is enough for us to work it out.
Common Mistakes
Assuming the folio address matches the postal address – folios describe land, and rural properties especially can span multiple folios. Assuming an unregistered property has no records: it has deeds records, in a different archive. Treating the title map as a survey-grade boundary plan; it records the general boundary. Ordering a plain copy when the use case – court, probate, a lender – needed a certified one.
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, Eircode or folio number and choose your search – folio only, or folio with title map. We locate the correct folio, obtain the record, and deliver everything to your email. No account needed, no visits to any office, and our team checks every order before it goes out.
Turnaround & Delivery
Most folio searches are delivered within 24 hours. Certified copies are posted within 15 working days because a sealed physical document is produced and posted. Complex searches – multiple folios, unregistered land, historical tracing – are quoted individually. Your order confirmation states the expected delivery for your specific search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I search the land registry in Ireland?
Order a folio search online with the property address, Eircode or folio number. The search returns the current folio - ownership and registered burdens - with the title map available as a bundle. Delivery is by email, usually within 24 hours.
Who owns the land registry records in Ireland?
The Land Register is maintained as the official national record, the State body responsible for property registration. The records are public: anyone can order a folio for any registered property.
Can I find out who owns a property in Ireland?
Yes, if the property is registered. The folio names the registered owner. For unregistered property, ownership is traced through the Registry of Deeds instead - we run both types of search.
What is the difference between registered and unregistered land?
Registered land has a folio in the Land Register that is conclusive as to what it records. Unregistered land relies on its chain of deeds, with records held in the Registry of Deeds. Most rural land is registered; older city-centre property is often unregistered.
Do I need a solicitor to search the land registry?
No. Anyone can order a folio search for any property. Solicitors order the same records - many order them through services like ours.
Is the folio the same as the deeds?
No. A folio is the live register entry for registered land. Deeds are the historic documents for unregistered land. Which one applies depends on whether the property is registered - the address is enough for us to determine that.
How much does a land registry search cost in Ireland?
Our folio search is; the folio with its title map is as a bundle. Both cover locating the folio, obtaining the record and email delivery. Certified copies and deeds searches are priced separately.
How up to date is the folio I receive?
You receive the current record as it stands on the day the search is completed - including any charge registered or released that week. That is why lenders and solicitors ask for recent folios rather than old copies.
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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