Absolute Title in United Kingdom

Definition of Absolute Title

In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Absolute Title : Ownership of a *legal estate in registered land with a guarantee by the state that no one has a better right to that estate. An absolute title to freehold land is equivalent to an estate in fee simple in possession in unregistered land.

Absolute leasehold title, unlike *good leasehold title, guarantees that the lessor has title to grant the lease. (Compare possessory title; qualified title) The title may be subject to (1) *encumbrances and other entries noted on the register by means of substantive registration (e.g. a registered legal charge or land charge); (2) minor interests, such as that of a beneficiary under a trust, which may be protected by means of “entry” on the register rather than by substantive registration; and (3) *overriding interests (which by their nature do not appear on the register and must be ascertained by search and enquiry).

See also land registration.