Formal authentication of a document or signature by a public notary, giving it legal validity; in the Gulf and Egypt most property transfers must be notarised before they can be registered.
Related terms
- Off-plan registration
Official recording of an off-plan sale to protect the buyer interest.
- Power of attorney
Authority granted to one party to act on another behalf in property matters.
- Registration fee
The fee paid to record an interest in land at the registry, distinct from any transfer tax; required to make the interest enforceable against third parties.
- Repossession
The lender or lessor retaking possession of an asset following default, whether under a mortgage, lease, or Islamic finance structure.
- Restrictive covenant
A binding obligation in a title or contract that limits how land may be used (e.g.
- Sale and purchase agreement (SPA)
The binding contract setting out the terms of a property transaction.
- Servitude
A real right burdening one property for the benefit of another or of a person, such as a right of way or right of drainage; the civil-law counterpart to an eas…
- Stamp duty
A government tax levied on the execution of certain legal documents such as sale or lease agreements; rates vary widely across Gulf and African jurisdictions a…