International consulting by internationally renown experts

Christine Walker

Founding Member Cadastec

Property Lawyer, Registrar Real Property

Experience

•Practiced, Advised, Lectured, Publications in property Law and regulatory framework, titling since the 1970’s.

•All property types from residential and commercial to industrial, rural and specialised property.

Experts

Emiratis Professor Peter Butt – world renowned expert in Land Law whose books and publications have received global acknowledgement as being not only a credible way forward for developing countries but a fundamental resource in the developed world. Christine Walker – senior property lawyer, currently holding the position of Land Registrar with hands on experience of implementing reform in the Gulf Region.

International consulting by internationally renown experts

Cadastec’s unique advantage lies in developing a simple yet effective land title registration system by drawing on our depth of knowledge, experience and expert team

Training and Capacity Building

To suit the cultural, political, social and economic environment.•Research and development of property services training and in the areas of property and associated occupation. •Development of numerous accredited courses and training package programs and support material for Institutes•The implementation of many short programs such as Continuing Professional Development courses and statements of attainment to meet licensing requirements

Grass roots training and capacity building on all levels

• Community

• District

• Regional

• National

Recruitment and training of local consultants

• Maximising User Confidence & Competence• User training• Appropriate user documentation (including

Online Help)• Establishment of local user support

mechanisms• Establishing and supporting effective cross-

programme communication systems that link people within this vast Nation who share common concerns.

The Need for Reform

Transparency, efficiency and service supportive of business and economic growth

Systematic and Proactive Approach

A systematic and proactive approach to land administrative reform will result in

• The rise of a cash economy• Control of mobile population growth • Rapid urbanisation• The effective introduction of new

technology

The Way Forward

What do we have to do to create national and local enabling environments which provide the incentive, structures, infrastructure and performance gains necessary to develop dynamic, competitive and well managed cities in India?

Best Practice

A general definition for best practice developed by the United Nations is:Planning and/or operational practices that have proven successful in particular circumstances. Best practices are used to demonstrate what works and what does not and to accumulate and apply knowledge about how and why they work in different situations and contexts.

Source: UNDP

Implementing Best Practice

• Initiating measures to improve the existing service levels in a financially sustainable manner.

• Fiscal, financial, and institutional changes required to create efficient and equitable urban centres at State/City level.

• Fuller use of the energy and initiative of the private sector in implementing the Government’s reform agenda.

• Freeing of land and housing markets from the constraints of the age-old statutes,

• Adjust infrastructure tariffs and prices to the cost of service provision in conjunction with local tax reform to meet the cost of joint services.

• Introduce accountability and responsiveness in local governments;

Addressing the Challenges

Must be done on at Governmental/Institution Level

The objectives for Good Governance in Land Administration must include a framework on how to develop a proper assessment of good governance in land administration. This must be applied on six institutional levels, namely

• Legislation and policymaking process• Land management and land use planning• Management of public land• Dispute resolution• Registration and information services• Taxation

Addressing the Challenges

• INTEGRATION - Must be done on at Governmental/Institutional Level

• Sustainable linkages between programs• Promotion of effective regional and cross-sector

connections.

• By engaging in dynamic, integrated programme

planning and development processes.