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An Irish Property & Engineering Surveyors Blog!
Navigating the Irish property market can feel like walking a tightrope, but buying or selling a home in the West of Ireland doesn’t have to mean stepping into the unknown. Written by the expert structural engineering survey team at My Engineer Ltd, the mypropertysurvey.ie blog delivers clear, independent, and jargon-free guidance on everything from pre-purchase structural surveys and snag lists to rural planning permission, boundary compliance, and grant eligibility. Whether you are a first-time buyer in Galway, a vendor getting ready to sell in Mayo, our blog brings you direct insights straight from the boots on the ground—helping you spot potential structural defects, meet legal requirements, and protect your investment with total confidence.
Unregistered Land: Why you need a “Land Registry Compliant Map” when selling your home in Galway or Mayo.
In Ireland if you are buying or selling land, you must provide an appropriate Land Registry Folio for the transaction. This folio contains the names of the owners and past owners of the land/property. The map attached to the folio is referred to as a ‘filed plan’. This is a map that contains the property, outlined usually in red. It also can contain leaseholds, which are outlined in green. In Ireland there were two main ways to register property or land ownership.
Maps & Boundaries: The Importance of Having them Checked when Buying a Home in Galway or Mayo.
A fundamental starting point when buying a property in Ireland is getting the map and boundary checked. If the map is wrong, or the boundary is in the wrong place, it can be incredibly difficult to correct afterwards. This map check can be done by hiring a registered Engineer, Architect or Property Surveyor to check the boundaries and registration maps.