Buying a property involves a contracts and lot of money so it is very important to check from the seller the title if it is really authenticated before buying any properties or purchasing a land.
You should always check if the seller is really the legal owner or rights to the property because land title is being faked by scammers by the use of modern technology. The fake land title is almost the same as the authenticate title. Always be diligence in order to protect your money against scammers. It is better safe than sorry.
Here are some tips to identify if the land title is really authentic:
- Request a copy of Land Title. Legitimate seller can provide this document since it is only a photocopy and not the original one.
- Go the Registry of Deeds and ask for a certified true copy of the title and they will ask you to fill up a form for your request. The processing fee is around three hundred pesos.
- If the land title is authentic, the Registry of Deeds will be able to pull out the title for the property. The certified true copy from the Registry of Deed should match the same information in the land title of the seller.