A new law to make land squabbles a thing of the past is in the pipeline said Works and Engineering Minister Dennis Lister.

He said titles would have to be registered and open to all to see under new legislation likely this year.

He told : ?You will know who owns titles so the questions around that can be resolved.?

The mechanics are still being worked out but the objective was everybody will be registered ? Government properties as well as private properties ? said Mr. Lister.

?As time go on the process will be compulsory ? as transactions take place and properties change hands they will be automatically registered with the land title registry.?

He said the proposed legislation is nothing new.

?It is something which is done in other jurisdictions and will help alleviate problems which exist with questions around ownership.

?You hear stories to this day with people saying their family had owned this whole plot of land and now it?s been subdivided up and years later new generations can?t understand how it got from the ownership of the family to where it is today.

?There is no clear paper trail.?