anyone can register private caveat on your property if they have the requisite supporting documents.

land office counter won't care if those docs are real or forged - as long as the required items are in order, they will register the caveat there.

BUT if u challenge in court then of cos he will lose.

if he wanna be a cb and got alot money to spare and purposely give u a hard time then of course he can purposely kacau u n put caveat there. then have to mafan u to go apply to registrar to strike off caveat n claim damages.

Basically, whoever has a ‘caveatable’ interest has a right to lodge a private caveat. In order for the interest to be caveatable, it must be capable of being registered. Circumstances where a caveatable interest is present include:

i. A purchaser under a sale and purchase agreement claims a right to the land title;

ii. When there is an option to purchase under an unconditional binding contract;

iii. Once a deposit is paid; a paid deposit is sufficient to give rise to a caveatable interest even though no contract was concluded; and,

iv. Equitable chargees can enter into private caveat pending registration of the charge.

Situations such as a tenancy; the owing of the balance of the purchase price, where the option of purchase has lapsed; and where the vendor has validly terminated the sale and purchase agreement, will not give rise to any caveatable interest.