With economic development, South Korea has gone through social disorder, attributed to real estate speculation caused by the allowance of the registration for real estate transaction. Although there have been attempts to improve real estate registrati...
With economic development, South Korea has gone through social disorder, attributed to real estate speculation caused by the allowance of the registration for real estate transaction. Although there have been attempts to improve real estate registration system to prevent such speculation, they couldn't go beyond public regulation. The fundamental method that would normalize real estate transaction is to notarize the transactions that causes real estate registration in order to obtain credibility.
Although notarization has been in range of many areas in South Korea, the number of notarization is declining over years. On top of that, there are not sufficient notaries while the existing ones are clustered in certain regions. It is a time to promote to expand the number of notary and their business by introducing 'deed of grounds for registration for real estate'.
Since 1978, there have been legislative trials to notarize the deed for grounds for registration. However they never went into effect due to lack of recognition on notarization, cost and time commitment required for notarization, unnecessary procedures and opposing powers.
Advanced nations such as Germany and France already have required notarization for real estate transaction. The followings are detailed explanation.
Germany made it mandatory to file real estate sales contract with notarial deeds. Therefore, real estate transaction contracts are notarized in written with notarial deeds, based on which real estates are registered. In addition estimation and credibility are allowed for safe transactions. With credibility in registration, transactions are secured with safety. Also those in charge of notarization based on natarial deed are responsible for every real estate related transaction. With this, direct service from notaries is possible.
French civil law states that real estate transaction must be accompanied by filing written contract before the notary. Real estate transaction contract is only valid with a notarial deed and contract completion itself can transfer the possession. Notaries play big role with only full time ones are validated.
For U.S. real estate transfer of a real right, they are divided into recording and torrens system. Most of transactions are based on recording system, which is applied for the majority of states.
Switzerland has principal regulation that requires filing of notarial deed. Specific methods for notary system are determined by each Kanton, therefore varing from Kanton to Kanton. Switzerland endows credibility to registration to prevent flawed registration.
Each country customized subject, task and role of notary based on their circumstance.
Unlike to past, there has been a proliferation of voice that supports introduction of notary system for real estate transaction in South Korea. There still exists flawed registration that is irrelevant to notary system while some raise opposing voice, pointing to unnecessary procedure and cost. However notary system is beneficial for following reasons: prevention of civil lawsuit, speculation and flawed registration, safe real estate transaction, eradication of real estate fraud. People raising opposing voice also cannot deny the necessity of the introduction as it can be the foundation that recognize the credibility of real estate registration.