Urban Property Rights Project

Project Narrative

The objectives of the consultancy were to:

(a) review international experience and, after analysing the current situation in Peru, develop consensus on a vision for property registration in Peru

(b) after analysing the current strengths and weaknesses of existing property registration systems in Peru, develop consensus on a conceptual model to support the vision for property registration

(c) within this conceptual model, develop a long-term strategy for RPU, covering the areas of operations, organisation, technology, finances and legal aspects

(d) prepare an implementation plan for the long-term strategy plan for RPU, setting out a change management strategy, action plan and a financial plan.

Key services provided

Provide team leader, responsible for the day-to-day management of the consultancy under direction of the Arthur Andersen Project Director. Provide specific inputs into the following areas :

• Land registration (optimization/minimize cost/simplify land registration process, options for remote inscriptions, advice on relative importance of digital and manual registration process, land records management and cross indices, organizational/staff responsibilities)
• International land law (roles/responsibilities of Registry and registrars, law of evidence – “digital” data and signatures)
• Survey/mapping/GIS (survey/mapping requirements, survey/mapping standards, role of private sector, GIS strategy)
• Development of RPU (services and new products, customer relations and service program/publicity, office typologies (front/back, back, front. mobile), operational basis for office roll-out, technology strategies)
• RPU/RPI merger/client strategies (team with AA)