Modernising the
Deeds Office.
We are currently implementing a modernisation and digitisation programme aimed at improving the way we process, handle, protect and store your property records. This initiative represents an important step towards building a modern and more secure land and property archive for Zimbabwe.
Digital Land
Administration
Platform (DLAP)
The Flagship Projects
Transforming property governance through three high-impact initiatives.
The DLAP ecosystem integrates three flagship projects designed to regularise, secure, and digitise the entire property spectrum of Zimbabwe, from informal settlements to large-scale commercial land reform.
PROJECT 01
Validation & Securitisation
Validation &
Securitisation Programme.
Background
Over decades, many original title deeds have been lost, damaged or destroyed, creating a challenge in the land and property market where owners cannot sell, leverage, or prove ownership of their own property.
The Solution
"Verifying and validating paper Title Deeds into securitised digital records. We work with you through your Conveyancers to verify ownership and issue a new, secure, and digitised deed."
Anatomy of a securitised deed.
Get familiar with the new securitised title deed and the security features built into every page. Each deed combines physical anti-fraud protections with a tamper-evident digital twin in the Deeds Office registry.
Tamper-evident watermark
A multi-layer watermark and security backdrop that cannot be reproduced by ordinary printers.
Unique digital fingerprint
Each deed carries a cryptographic hash linking the paper copy to the digital registry record.
Scannable QR verification
Any conveyancer, bank, or property owner can instantly verify authenticity by scanning the QR.
Government seal of authenticity
Embossed with the official Deeds Office seal, signed by the Registrar of Deeds.
Anti-fraud micro-text
Microprinted text appears as a line to the naked eye, deterring forgery and alteration.
Encrypted ownership chain
Full ownership history is encrypted and version-controlled in the Digital Land Administration Platform.
Kwangu/Ngakwami
Presidential Initiative.
Under this Programme, the Deeds Office, in collaboration with the Surveyor General's Office, was given a mandate by the Government of Zimbabwe to regularise informal settlements across the country through issuing verified stand owners with modern and securitised Title Deeds. H.E. President E.D. Mnangagwa has personally led handover ceremonies in Epworth and beyond.
Epworth Handover · Photo 1 of 5
Title deed handover led by the Minister during the Epworth ceremony.
Epworth Handover · Photo 2 of 5
Beneficiary receives a Deed of Grant during the Epworth handover.
Epworth Handover · Photo 3 of 5
Moments after collection at the Presidential handover ceremony.
Epworth Handover · Photo 4 of 5
Formalising ownership for families in Epworth.
Epworth Handover · Photo 5 of 5
Title deed handover led by H.E. President E.D. Mnangagwa.
Status
Active Nationwide
Farm 1 of 3
Commercial farms benefiting from bankable title conversion.
Farm 2 of 3
Surveying and validating farm boundaries.
Farm 3 of 3
Empowering farmers with legally recognised ownership.
Empowering Zimbabwe's
farmers through bankable titles.
Converting existing offer letters, permits and 99-year leases into bankable, registrable, and transferable securitised title deeds.
The Deeds Office is underpinning this programme by providing legal validation, record keeping and formal ownership recognition to thousands of beneficiaries.
Still have questions?
"We are here to help you navigate through our modernisation processes."