Ask for the title chain before the brochure. A WordSale deedThe registered document that transfers a property from seller to buyer. Until it is registered, the property is not legally yours., an WordEncumbrance certificateA record from the sub-registrar of the transactions registered on a property, such as sales and mortgages; often called an EC. and a WordMutationUpdating the revenue or municipal records to show the new owner after a sale, gift or inheritance; called intkal in Punjab and Haryana. entry each prove a different thing, and none of them proves the other two.