Digitalisation of the property registration process in Malta

Abstract

The conference paper outlines the work carried out through land registration, property transfers and security issues. The presented work coverd First Registration of a property, Dealing/Transfer of whole or part a property, Charge/Hypothec (On a title or an unregistered property) and the Condominium administrators, under the Condominium Act. The Land Registration System registers titles to parcels of land whereas the Public Registry registers the public deeds on individuals. The prior and new systems were outlined as per a concerted effort to push towards innovation through the W6H method, What if the stakeholders become the owners, Why does the LRA need to be retentive, Where can we start from - spatio, When do we need to deliver - temporal, Who are the main stakeholders and How can we affect change in quite a conservative arena?