Charge is the mortgage procedure used for properties with Individual / Strata Titles while Assignment is the mortgage procedure used for properties that do not have Individual / Strata Titles.
First party (1st party) means the property owner and the borrower are the same parties while third party (3rd party) is a situation where not all property owner(s) take financing with LPPSA.
Yes, LPPSA provides standard cover letters that need to be adopted by the solicitor for both the above purposes and the templates can be downloaded from the Juris Credit system.
All financing documents are exempted from stamp duty. However, solicitors are required to obtain an endorsement on the waiver from the relevant stamping office.
The Solicitor must wait for the return of the security document prior to attending to the necessary rectification both on the security document and Juris Credit System.
An email notification will be sent to the legal firm. It must be printed out and presented to LPPSA officer during the collection of the security document.
For cases where the property is encumbered, the legal fees will be credited into the solicitor’s account upon receipt of second advice to release. If the property is unencumbered, payment on legal fees will be made on first advice to release.