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The Western Australian Land Information Authority operates under the business name of Landgate. [2]Formerly known as the Department of Land Information (DLI), the Department of Land Administration (DOLA) and the Department of Lands and Surveys (DOLS), it is the statutory authority responsible for property and land information in Western Australia.
Landgate (the Western Australian Land Information Authority), on behalf of the WALIS community, led the development of a groundbreaking WALIS concept that allows multiple government agencies to share spatial information – the Shared Location Information Platform, otherwise known as SLIP. SLIP allows access the government's significant land ...
A title search is the process in which a title company or attorney examines public records to make sure that there are no claims, liens or issues with a property that could result in another ...
SLIP is delivered on behalf of the Government of Western Australia by Landgate; and is supported through a whole-of-government collaboration called WALIS. SLIP is a key component in delivering on the Western Australian Whole-of-Government Open Data Policy (2015), which states that government agencies should make their datasets publicly available.
Title issues are not common, but if the title search uncovers one — or if it doesn’t, but one comes up later — there can be considerable legal costs. This is where title insurance comes in.
A full coverage search is usually done when creating a title report for sale/resale transactions and for transaction that involves construction loans. It generally includes searches related to property lien, easements, covenants, conditions and restrictions(CC&Rs), agreements, resolutions and ordinances that will affect the real property in question.
The record title system differs significantly from land registration systems, such as the Torrens system, that have been adopted in a few states. The principal difference is that the recording system does not determine who owns the title or interest involved, which is ultimately established through litigation in the courts.
Stewart Information Services Corporation (SISCO) is a real estate information, title insurance and transaction management company. Wholly owned subsidiaries, Stewart Title Guaranty Co. and Stewart Title Company offer products and services in the United States and abroad through its direct retail operations, independent agencies in the Stewart Trusted Provider network, and other companies.