| CODE | CVL5053 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Notarial Skills in Property Alienation | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| EQF/MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Civil Law | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will examine in detail the most important issues in the transfer of immovable property rights: the preliminary agreement and its essential requisites, the examination of title, the civil and fiscal aspects of notarial acts and their drafting, registrations in the Public Registry and applications for first registration of title/registration of dealings in the Land Registry. Study-Unit Aims: To develop practice-ready skills for notarial work in the alienation of immovable property, with particular emphasis on due diligence, risk allocation, drafting, registration, and compliance. The study-unit links doctrinal rules to real files and teaches students to plan, draft, and complete transactions responsibly within the local system. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Explain the sequence of a conveyance, from preliminary agreement to registration and post-completion formalities; - Identify requisites of validity and enforceability for preliminary agreements and final deeds; - Distinguish the functions of the Public Registry and the Land Registry, and the routes for first registration and for registration of dealings. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Conduct a structured examination of title, including burdens, hypothecs, servitudes, and capacity issues, and report findings clearly; - Draft a preliminary agreement and a deed of sale that allocate risks and responsibilities appropriately; - Prepare correct registration applications and forms for the Public Registry and the Land Registry. Advise clients, in plain language, on typical risks, timeframes, taxes, and fees attached to a transfer; - Apply professional standards on record-keeping and client due diligence. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: View reading list |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Qualification: LL.B | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Kurt Xerri |
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