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Welcome back to The Title Deed Desk.

In Episode 2, we covered the off-plan journey—how an Oqood becomes a title deed.

Today is Episode 3: Lost or Damaged Title Deeds.

As always, this is general educational content, not legal advice. Your circumstances may differ, so always check your own situation.

The first thing to understand is this:

Losing your title deed does not mean losing your property.

As discussed in Episode 1, ownership exists in the land register. The title deed is simply evidence of what that register says. If the document is lost, ownership remains unchanged.

What you need is a replacement deed.

Lost vs Damaged

There are two common situations:

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