Parent deed is also called as Mother Deed. The parent deed traces history of ownership.
Ownership of property changes hands through a series of transactions. It is very important to trace the ownership of a property, especially when it is either being purchased, offered as a security, or court case.
Parent Deed determines ownership of a property. Tracing ownership should always begin with scrutiny of the earliest document recorded. If such documents are not made available, certified copies have to be obtained from the registering authorities. This process should not be ignored. Earlier documents are called Parent or Mother documents
Property transaction changes hands through various modes like sale, gift, partition, and inheritance. Each change of ownership has to be traced with the help of a transfer document. The sequence should be in chronological order, continuous and unbroken. Any missing link has to be carefully scrutinized by referring to the records at the registering offices. The transfer flow should be traced.
Please note that partition deed, gift deed, release deed, settlement deed, and power of attorney are not parent documents
The parent deed consists of the following information
- Seller & buyer details
- Property schedule
- Consideration value (Price)
- Terms of payment (transaction number, date and bank details)
- Government charges (stamp duty & registration)
- Terms & conditions of sale
- Witness
Parent deed must be registered at the jurisdictional sub-registrar office.
Let me give you a real example of how I obtained the certified copy of Parent deed.
We want to sell a property, buyer demanded parent deed to cross-verify the ownership. we didn’t have the original parent deed, as it was lost long back but we had photocopy.
Buyer’s bank demanded either an original or certified copy to authenticate the parent deed. hence we decided to apply for certified copy.
Below is the photocopy of our Parent deed.

This property was registered in Shivaji Nagar sub-registrar office, Bangalore in the year of 1995. We approached the same sub-registrar office with the following documents
- Application form for certified copy
- Photocopy of Parnet Deed
We filed the application and paid the application fee of around Rs. 250. Received a call from sub-registrar in 4 working days to collect the certified copy
The certified copy looks like the below image.

We provide end-to-end assistance to obtain certified copies. To opt for our service, please email to pgnproperties@gmail.com or Whatsapp to + 9 1-97424 79020.
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