Proportion of total adult population with secure tenure rights to land, (a) with legally recognized documentation, and (b) who perceive their rights to land as secure, by sex and type of tenure
Proportion of total adult population with land ownership that have secure rights over the land (regardless of use of land) is 100%.
Source: Ministry of Law, Singapore Land Authority
Unit of Measurement: Per Cent
Definitions
The legally recognised documentation is the title document issued for the land, and the title document could be Certificate of Title, Subsidiary Certificate of Title and Subsidiary Strata Certificate of Title.
Concepts
Secure tenure rights to land is to be recorded in a form that is recognised by the government. The registration of changes to ownership and encumbrances is mandatory and title is guaranteed by the government.
Computational Method
Data are extracted from the Land Titles Register of the Singapore Land Authority (SLA).
Disaggregation
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Data Source
Singapore Land Authority (SLA)
Data Collection
Data extracted from the Land Titles Register. The Land Titles Act was introduced in 1960 to maintain a Land Titles Register under the Land Titles System. Under this system, registration is mandatory to effect the transfer of an estate or interest in land.
Time Period
1960 onwards
Frequency
Annual
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