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In Hong Kong, there is a statutory definition of "encumbrance".In Conveyancing and Property Ordinance (Cap. 219) it reads: ""encumbrance" (產權負擔) includes a legal and equitable mortgage, a trust for securing money, a lien, a charge of a portion, annuity, or other capital or annual sum; and "encumbrancer" (產權負擔人) has a meaning corresponding with that of "encumbrance" and ...
The sale raised 66 percent more money than the 2023 sale. The bureau generated $262,865.78 in 2023 as only 33 out of 97 properties taken to sale were sold. However, this year’s sale wasn’t a ...
In law, conveyancing is the transfer of legal title of real property from one person to another, or the granting of an encumbrance such as a mortgage or a lien. [1] A typical conveyancing transaction has two major phases: the exchange of contracts (when equitable interests are created) and completion (also called settlement, when legal title passes and equitable rights merge with the legal title).
tax lien—a lien on property and all rights to property imposed by the taxing authority for unpaid taxes. [27] vendee's lien—a buyer's lien on the purchased land as security for repayment of purchase money paid in, enforceable if the seller cannot or does not convey good title.
Real estate continues to be an appealing asset class for investors as property values rise. While many investors choose to invest in homes or apartment buildings, others prefer to invest in raw land.
A cloud on title may reduce the value and marketability of property because any prospective buyer aware of the cloud will know that they are buying the risk the grantor may not be able to convey good title. Often, the discovery of a cloud on title will provide the grantee a reason to back out of a contract for the sale of real property.
This typically comes to somewhere between 2.5 and 3 percent of the home’s sale price, per agent. (So, on a $350,000 home, that would be between $8,750 and $10,500 each.)
Recording a lis pendens against a piece of property alerts a potential purchaser or lender that the property’s title is in question, which makes the property less attractive to a buyer or lender. Once the notice is filed, the legal title of anyone who purchases the land or property described in the notice is subject to the outcome of the lawsuit.