Help & FAQs
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I am having trouble finding my property
If the system fails to find a match on address, try another approach using an alternative identifier, such as Lot on Plan number or a Standard Parcel Identifier (SPI). These can be obtained through LASSI.
- Enter your address in the search bar and press enter
- Click on "identify property" located on the menu bar above the search bar.
- Once LASSI returns a result, you can use either the Lot on Plan or SPI number as a reference.
- Either of these references can then be entered into the appropriate field in the Landata ordering system, within Step 1. Your reference will be matched to a title which you then will be able to order.
There is more than one property is listed
If there are two or more property results for the same identifier, you must select one. This will be the information used to order certificates.
If you are unsure of the details for a property returned by the search you could:
- view and confirm the property is identified on LASSI (see above).
- Check the information you used to specify the property. Go 'back' and change the identifier option and / or information used to specify the property.
- If you order a Registered Search Statement (Title) at the next step, a Land Index search charge (a fee) will be incurred. To avoid this extra charge, return to Step 1. "Specify Property" and enter the Volume / Folio number.
Confirm property details
In order to go to the next step you must "confirm" that the details selected are to be used by a responsible authority to issue a certificate for your required property. Your confirmation is Landata’s authorisation to send the selected property details to the responsible authorities.
How do I know when to expect the extra service charge?
A Land Index service charge will be applied if a Register Search Statement(Copy of Title) is requested and you have not provided the Title (or Folio) reference. The system will automatically indicate when the system will make this charge. The extra charge does not apply when other certificates are requested.
Diagram for a Title Search
A title search includes the current ownership information and any registered encumbrances on the property. Under the computerised VOTS service a title search does not include the diagram (Copy of Plan), so the system will auto select it for you. If you don't require a copy of plan, you can deselect.
Delivery turn-around times
Please note the delivery turn-around days noted refer to business days (excluding weekends and public holidays). They are indicative and provided as a guide only.
Additional information – Custodian specific
The additional information will appear if the Certificate authority requires additional information to allow them to accurately issue the certificate you have requested. Failure to provide the required information will automatically remove the selected certificate from your order. The balance of your order will proceed based on the provided data.
Choosing a delivery method
All certificates will be delivered via email as a PDF attachment except for the following four certificates when they are larger than 7MB in size:
- Register Search Statement (Copy of Title)
- Copy of Plan
- Paper Instrument
- Electronic Instrument
These certificates, if over 7MB in size, will be delivered via email as a secure URL link in PDF format. This link will remain active for 120 days after it has been supplied.
If these certificates are under 7MB in size, they will be delivered via email as PDF attachment.
You can also view all certificates online for 120 days after they have been supplied.
Delivery turn-around times
Please note the delivery turn-around days noted refer to business days (excluding weekends and public holidays). They are indicative and provided as a guide only.
Credit Card Users
Landata will take all reasonable steps necessary to protect your personal information and credit card details with respect to confidentiality and security of data. Credit card details are encrypted for your protection using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.
Accepted credit cards are Mastercard and VISA.
Please note:
- credit card "acceptance" requires up to 250 seconds to process the details, please be patient.
- if the approval process fails it will be more than likely due to a system error.
- before leaving this window, please "Save" your order for completion at a later time.
Receipt
Here you are able to print or e-mail the Tax Invoice/Receipt for your records. This receipt contains the time and date when the order was processed as well as when the receipt was issued. The receipt also show the property identification details used for the order.
The receipt details for each selected certificate the Authority fees, the Service Charge and any GST amounts relating to the certificate ordered.
Order mailbox
All Submitted or Saved Orders are stored by the system. Orders are listed in chronological order with your specified reference.
Access to this mailbox is via the normal user login. There is a storage area for Submitted orders which have been forwarded onto the appropriate authority for processing, and another area for Saved orders.
Submitted orders
Property/Order | Certificate | Creation Time | Receipt Number | Your Reference | Status | Action
Status:
- The status of a certificate within the order is shown. This status will be updated to show when the authority has processed and returned the completed certificate.
Action:
The available actions are:
- View Order – Displays the property details and the list of selected certificates and their status and the specified delivery method.
- Copy Order – Used to copy the property details from this order into a new order.
- View Certificate – Retrieves, as a PDF, the selected certificate.
Saved Orders
Step One Identifier | Date Created | Your Reference | TPI Reference | Action
The available actions are:
- Delete – Delete saved order.
- Continue – Retrieve saved order and return to finalise the order.
All orders are stored for 120 days
All submitted/completed orders are stored and can be retrieved from this online mailbox any number of times for up to one hundred and twenty (120) days.
Frequently Asked Questions
Landata is the online delivery service for Secure Electronic Registries Victoria (SERV). Landata delivers the following products:
- Title search
- Copy of Plan
- Various Instrument searches
- Land Index search
- Property certificates
- Property sales information
- Planning certificates
- Water Register Share entitlements and associated documents
There are two ways that you can place an order:
- Online at www.landata.online. You’ll be required to register and payment is via credit card (Visa and Mastercard only)
- You will need to contact one of Landata’s Information Brokers.
You can purchase a title search online for
- $7.80 (2024-25 price) using the volume and folio reference, or
- $16.81 (2024-25 price) using address or another reference - this includes the Land Index Fee.
We accept payment online using Visa and Mastercard credit cards.
We cannot accept payment in person, over the phone, or via email.
You can purchase a Copy of Plan for
- $7.50 (2024-25 price) using the volume and folio reference, or
- $16.51 (2024-25 price) using address or another reference - this includes the Land Index Fee.
You can order a Copy of Title (Register Search Statement) with any of the below identifiers:
- Street Address
- Volume/Folio number
- Lot on Plan number
- Council Property Number
- Standard Parcel Identifier
- Crown Allotment Details
Any identifier except Volume/Folio will attract a Land Index Fee. If you do not have this identifier, you can obtain it by using another identifier to order a Copy of Title, which will include the Volume/Folio number.
From 3 August 2024, all new Victorian Certificates of Title issued from the Register of Land will be electronic. Learn more.
We can provide the Volume/Folio number for you by using the street address or another reference, however, this incurs an additional fee known as a Land Index Search Fee of $9.01 (2024-25 price).
When ordering online, the system will automatically advise you of this additional charge prior to you completing your order.
These are known as instruments, and there are two ways to order them.
- Start with a title & property certificates order, and enter your property identifier. Once the property has been confirmed, the instruments that are linked to this property will be listed and available to purchase in Step 3.
- If you have a copy of title, the instrument numbers will be listed next to the specific dealing. You can then use an instrument search to order a copy of that instrument.
If you are looking for past/cancelled titles of a property, you can purchase the Title History Search Statement under 'Titles & Properties Certificates'.
Unless you have the Volume / Folio of the historical title you are interested in, you will need to use another identifier (such as address) for the land parcel. You can then use the parent Volume / Folio number found on your purchase to order further Title History Searches until you get back to the time frame required.
This allows you to track the land parcel through various Volume / Folio references that may have described it throughout time, such as subdivisions, consolidations, or any other transaction that results in a new title being produced.
Property sales information for a single property
You can access this online at www.landata.online
Property sales information to support an objection to your rate
Landata offers a Property Sales (Rates Objection) Report.
- Select "Titles & property certificates" from the main menu, enter your address and follow the prompts to order.
- To subscribe or to obtain ad hoc reports for property sales information for an area, a locality or statistical median, property sales information can be obtained from one of Landata's information brokers.
LANDATA offers a Property Sales (Rates Objection) Report.
The Property Sales (Rates Objection) Report provides up to 20 of the most recent comparable sales records (by geography and property type) for any address in Victoria.
After ordering, the LANDATA team will be in contact via email to request a copy of your rates notice. This must be supplied to complete your request.
Yes. The Titles Register is a public register.
Searching by name is known as a Proprietor Name Search. This type of search is only available through our Information Brokers.
The Register Search Statement (title) includes the name of the property owner. It also has the owner’s address at the time they purchased the property and as entered on the Transfer of Land.
The address may be:
- The address of the property just purchased.
- The previous address of the owner before the new property was purchased.
- The current residential address of the owner, if they do not intend to reside at the newly purchased property.
The address on the Register Search Statement (title) is the only one SERV has for any owner. Property owners are not required to keep SERV informed of any changes of address so those that appear on the Register Search Statement (title), therefore, these may not be current.
The Landata Property Transaction Alert Service provides an easy and economical way to monitor activity on a title, registered or unregistered plan.
Please click here for direct access to our document tracking system.
Orders for title certificates cannot be changed or cancelled once submitted, as they are automatically fulfilled upon submission.
Orders for property certificates are passed instantaneously to most authorities, and cannot be changed or cancelled after submission.
Refunds are generally provided only where a fault with a Landata system has resulted in the customer receiving the incorrect product.
If you provide incorrect details or simply order a product that you did not require, no refund will be provided.
Click on the following link - FAQs - SERV (servictoria.com.au)
Please visit the Forms & Guides page.
It may take up to 5 minutes to receive your code via your account’s registered email, depending on your email server and anti-virus screening programs.
Please also check your junk mail / spam folder as the email may have been automatically directed there.
Note: If you click ‘resend email’ before waiting the recommended length of time for the code, you will generate a new code which will be sent in a new email. You will then be required to wait for the second email to arrive, as the first email will contain a code that is no longer valid.
There are two main reasons for an error to appear:
- You may have selected ‘resend email’, which will generate a new code in a new email. This will render the first code that has been sent to you invalid. If you try to use the first code, an error will appear.
- You may have accidentally copied across a blank space or punctuation from the verification email. Copying blank spaces or punctuation along with the code will result in an error.
If you are having any issues copying and pasting the code into the authentication field’, please manually type the code.
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