The open standard for digital property markets
An open standard for digital property markets,
under registry control.
Torrens is an open standard for issuing and managing digital records of title, mortgages and other property interests on shared public infrastructure, under registry control. Most systems digitise today's paperwork. Torrens creates a shared digital layer that registries and markets can build on.
Open standard · Open-source reference implementation · Shared public infrastructure · Registry-governed
02 — Who this is for
Three doors into Torrens.
For Land Registries
For land authorities bringing property transactions online.
A compliant way to bring your market online. Your register, your rules, your timeline.
For Land RegistriesFor the Market
For lenders, conveyancers, investors, regulators and service providers.
One open, shared integration surface for the institutions and advisers that operate in the property market.
For the MarketThe Standard
Open, public, registry-governed.
How the standard works, what it covers, and how to participate in its development.
The Standard03 — How it works
Three steps, from application to ownership.
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Owner applies online
A simple online application to bring a title onto the standard, or to record a mortgage or share against it.
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The registry reviews
Your caseworkers approve, reject or request more information inside the tools they already use. Nothing issues without your decision.
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The registry issues
Once approved, the registry issues digital records of the title, any mortgage and any permitted shares. Authorised parties can use them under your rules.
04 — Why shared public infrastructure
The value of a standard comes from being shared.
Torrens is built on shared public infrastructure because that is what makes the standard work in practice. A protocol that is open, interoperable and composable — rather than enclosed or proprietary — delivers benefits a private or single-vendor system cannot.
- Openness
- Open standard, open-source reference implementation. No vendor lock-in by design.
- Interoperability
- One integration surface for lenders, identity providers, service providers and data partners — across jurisdictions.
- Composability
- Digital property records can interoperate with regulated financial infrastructure, under registry-governed rules.
05 — Talk to us
Bring your market online,
under your control.
We work with land authorities, regulators, policy advisors and the institutions that operate alongside them. The best first conversation is usually a short briefing call — your questions, not our pitch deck.