Property registration: documents and filing steps

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Title Registration

Register ownership of Georgian immovable property with a clear filing checklist, representation arrangements and follow-up on the registry's decision.

Before acting, verify the legal basis, deadline and consistency of the documents. This guide is a preparation framework, not an individual legal opinion.

Step-by-step process

1. Describe the property, how ownership arose or will arise, the current registry position and any application or notice already received. Agree the scope, language, fees and preparation timetable.
2. Match the legal basis, applicant, property identifier and share being registered. Identify missing authority, consents, signatures, cadastral information or foreign-document formalities.
3. Assemble the application package and settle the signing and filing method. Confirm the applicable registry service and charge; a faster processing option does not cure incomplete documents.
4. Under the agreed authority, submit and retain the application reference and payment evidence. Monitor the decision and prepare any included response to a suspension or document request within the applicable period.
5. Check the decision and resulting extract against the requested owner, property and share. Hand over the filed documents, evidence and outstanding actions; agree separately on a challenge or further correction if needed.

Required-document checklist

• For the first enquiry: property type and location, cadastral code if known, intended registration, transaction or inheritance stage, relevant dates and any registry-notice deadline. Avoid passport scans or personal numbers in the public form.
• Through an agreed channel: applicant identification and, for a representative or company, the power of attorney, corporate records and signing authority appropriate to the application.
• The document supporting registration, such as an executed transaction, inheritance certificate, effective court decision or relevant administrative act. Its suitability and formal requirements depend on the route.
• Available registry extract and cadastral plan, the exact property or share, and any survey or supporting technical documents required for that particular filing. A private sketch is not automatically an acceptable cadastral document.
• Required consents, signature certification, translations and applicable apostille/legalisation or exemption; previous applications, decisions, notices and fee receipts. Confirm the actual list before signing abroad or ordering documents.

What will I receive from the lawyer?

Agree a document-gap checklist, application package, representation and filing evidence, included responses to registry notices, and a handover of the decision and extract. Record which corrections, repeat applications or appeals are included. Drafting the underlying contract and investigating the property are separate services unless expressly added.

What if the registry suspends or refuses the application?

Send the decision, application reference, supporting documents and notification date promptly through the agreed channel. A suspension, termination and refusal have different consequences. The lawyer can assess correction, a fresh application or challenge and the relevant deadline. An appeal or title dispute is separately scoped; it is not automatically included in a filing service.

Key risks and common mistakes

• Treating payment, possession or a signed agreement as a substitute for registration of ownership acquired by agreement.
• Filing with inconsistent names, property identifiers, shares or authority, or leaving a relevant restriction unresolved.
• Missing the period for responding to a suspension notice, which can lead to termination of the application.
• Assuming an ordinary transfer fee covers initial land registration, a boundary dispute or recognition of ownership.

Checking recent changes

Sources and editorial content checked on 29 October 2026 with AI assistance. No named lawyer's personal review is claimed. Confirm current requirements, charges and the applicable notice period for the actual filing.

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