Transfer your land title

If you own land and want to sell it, a transfer of lot form must be completed and lodged with the Land Titles Office (LTO).

This puts legal obligations on both the seller and buyer.

It also means the buyer may need to pay stamp duty on the transfer.

Transfers of land can be complex. Before signing a transfer form, get advice from a solicitor or licensed conveyancing agent.

A legal practitioner or conveyancer may do this for you on your behalf.

Fee

A $176 fee applies.

Before you apply

Before lodging with the LTO, read the guidelines relevant to you:

• Guide to paper transactions for self-represented parties PDF (694.0 KB)
• Registrar-General's guidelines and directions for lodging in paper PDF (863.0 KB).

What you need

There are some documents you must have for your property type.

For a residential property less than 1.8 hectares:

• with a swimming pool, you must provide one of the following:
  • a compliance certificate of pool safety fencing
  • a provisional compliance certificate of pool safety fencing
  • an acknowledgement notice with a purchaser's declaration
  • a provisional acknowledgement notice or temporary acknowledgement notice
• without a swimming pool, you must provide one of the following:
  • no pool statutory declaration forms signed by all sellers PDF (752.4 KB) and by all purchasers PDF (752.9 KB)
  • a statutory declaration made by a legal practitioner, a real estate agent, a real estate agent's representative or a licensed conveyancing agent.

How to apply

To apply, follow these steps:

Step 1: Print the below form on a single sheet of A4 paper using double-sided printing.

Transfer of lot form PDF (231.7 KB)
Transfer of lot form DOC (80.5 KB)

Step 2. Fill in the form and sign it in front of a qualified witness. All sellers and buyers must do this.

If nominating tenants in common, you must also state the shareholding applicable.

For example, owner A has a three-quarter share and owner B has the remaining quarter share.

Step 3. Take the form to your local Territory Revenue Office to assess and pay stamp duty. For contact and location details, go to the Department of Treasury and Finance website.

You may need to also provide other documents depending on the type of transaction you're involved in. Your solicitor or professional adviser can help with this.

Step 4. Submit the original form, supporting documents and pay the fee to the LTO in person or by mail.

If you have a duplicate certificate of title, you must return it to the LTO when you submit your form.

Contact

For more information, contact the LTO.