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What the register shows. What it cannot tell you.

An agent acts for the seller of a residential flat. The advertisement also offers a parking space with a separate property identity. This teaching search is dated 25 September 2026. Signing was postponed from that day to 9 October. Read all four sections before answering.

Checked 27 September 2026 · Original teaching · No login

TEACH-FLAT-01 · 25 SEP 2026

Case file: four-part land search

Original practice material. All names, addresses, banks and identifiers are fictional. This is not a Land Registry record, an official examination paper or legal advice. It trains document reading, not the full syllabus or your likelihood of passing.

01 物業資料 / Property Particulars

Property Reference
TEACH-FLAT-01 (FICTIONAL)
Address
FLAT A, 8/F, EXAMPLE COURT, 18 SAMPLE ROAD, KOWLOON
Lot
TEACHING LOT 100
Share of Lot
12/1000
Lease Term
75 YEARS FROM 1 JUL 1997
Rent per Annum
AS SPECIFIED IN THE GOVERNMENT LEASE
Search Date
25 SEP 2026

02 業主資料 / Owner Particulars

Name of Owner
CHAN MAN KIT
Capacity
SOLE OWNER
Instrument
ASSIGNMENT
Memorial No.
TEACH-A001
Date of Instrument
10 JUN 2018
Date of Registration
25 JUN 2018
Consideration
HK$6,200,000

03 物業涉及的轇轕 / Incumbrances

Memorial No.
TEACH-M001
Instrument
MORTGAGE
Date of Instrument
10 JUN 2018
Date of Registration
25 JUN 2018
In Favour Of
EXAMPLE BANK LIMITED
Consideration
HK$4,000,000
Remarks
NO DISCHARGE ENTRY SHOWN IN THIS TEACHING EXTRACT

04 等待註冊的契約 / Deeds Pending Registration

Memorial No.
TEACH-P001
Instrument
AGREEMENT FOR SALE AND PURCHASE
Date of Instrument
23 SEP 2026
Date Delivered
24 SEP 2026
In Favour Of
LEE KA YAN
Remarks
REGISTRATION WITHHELD

Six steps: find evidence and limit the conclusion

01 · Property particulars → what is being sold

Start with the property identity

Match the address, lot and shares to the transaction documents. This case includes only the flat register. An advertisement saying “with parking” does not add the parking title to it; obtain and check that separate register.

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02 · Owner section → who; pending section → what remains unfinished

Separate owner from beneficiary

Find CHAN MAN KIT under Owner Particulars. LEE KA YAN appears as beneficiary of the pending agreement. A different name there does not establish a changed registered owner, or prove the pending agreement invalid.

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03 · Incumbrances → a risk indicator, not a bank statement

An amount is not a balance certificate

HK$4,000,000 is the consideration shown for this mortgage entry, not a certified balance on the search date. The register has no repayment ledger. Obtain bank balance/redemption information and the instrument, with a solicitor handling discharge arrangements.

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04 · Pending section → check status and the instrument

Execution, lodgement and registration differ

REGISTRATION WITHHELD means registration is held up, not that the instrument disappears. Execution, delivery and completed registration dates are different. Investigate the pending agreement and the reason for withholding; do not assume a completed transfer or no effect.

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05 · Time in the question → check the records again

Refresh the search when signing moves

A two-week delay means the 25 September search cannot replace checking immediately before signing on 9 October. An agent acting for a residential vendor must search immediately before the agreement and provide the purchaser with a copy, not do so afterwards.

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06 · Known fact → unsupported inference → document needed

Finish by naming the missing evidence

A register indexes documents; it does not reproduce every clause. Obtain the mortgage and applicable consent to assess letting restrictions, or the agreement to assess the pending transaction. An absent entry does not establish that a property has no legal or physical problems.

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Take the case to paper

Both PDFs are in Traditional Chinese with English register entries. Both include the same case file. Work through the question version before opening the solutions.

Sources and scope

Original practice material. All names, addresses, banks and identifiers are fictional. This is not a Land Registry record, an official examination paper or legal advice. It trains document reading, not the full syllabus or your likelihood of passing.

Adapted from chapter 4 of the app’s study notes and checked against the official sources above. This exercise focuses on land-search reasoning; the other syllabus areas require separate revision.

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