A title search for a Singapore-based buyer examines at least thirty years of ownership, encumbrances, revenue and municipal records, approvals, RERA registration and pending litigation. Our team inspects the records in India and emails you a written report, so you can decide before transferring money from Singapore. No notarisation or apostille is needed for the search itself.
- Document route
- Singapore notary public, then apostille from the Singapore Academy of Law
- Time difference
- Singapore is 2h30 ahead of IST all year
- Search period
- At least 30 years
- Key record
- Encumbrance certificate
Title Search & Due Diligence from Singapore: how it works
You send scans of the seller's or builder's documents. Our team takes certified copies from the sub-registrar and revenue offices, checks court records for suits involving the property or seller, and for new projects reviews the RERA registration, sanctioned plans, completion status and any project financing. For resale apartments, we check the society's records and whether a bank holds the original deeds. Results are discussed on a call at a convenient Singapore time.
The report sets out the title chain and each defect with a practical cure, such as a release deed from a co-heir or rectification of a revenue entry. If you proceed, the agreement is drafted so that payments depend on those cures, and the purchase is completed through an apostilled power of attorney. Payment from Singapore or your NRE account by bank transfer keeps the purchase repatriable. Singapore buyers often ask us to coordinate with an Indian home loan bank as well; we share our findings with the bank's panel advocate so that both reports agree and the loan is not delayed.
What clients in Singapore should know
- Singapore's land titles are guaranteed by the state; India has no such guarantee, which is why a thirty-year chain matters.
- An Indian home loan bank's legal report protects the bank's security rather than your full title.
- A clean title report also helps when you later sell to a buyer whose bank asks the same questions.
Step by step from Singapore
Video consultation
A call at a time that suits Singapore, after we have read your documents.
Documents signed in Singapore
Singapore notary public, then apostille from the Singapore Academy of Law
Work in India
Our team files, appears and follows up in India, and shares scans of everything filed.
Result and handover
Certified copies and originals are couriered to you in Singapore where needed.
The full guide
This page covers what changes when you are in Singapore. For the law, the documents and the step-by-step procedure, read our main page on Title Search & Due Diligence, or see all services for clients in Singapore and the NRI Property Law practice area.
Questions from clients in Singapore
How long does a title report take?
Usually two to three weeks from receipt of documents.
Do you check RERA registration?
Yes, along with progress reports and complaints against the builder.
Can you complete the purchase too?
Yes, through a power of attorney apostilled by the Singapore Academy of Law.