Scotland Land Registry Search

Scotland Land Registry Search

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Article Summary

Land Registry searches for Scotland are similar to those in England & Wales, but there are some differences. For example, the Title Register has 4 parts to it rather than 3, the extra one being a very useful precis of the Associated Documents. Scotland also have a record (called the Sasine Record) which summarises the information held for each property prior to registration.

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Controlling Legislation

Scotland has its own Land Registry, which is quite distinct from the Land Registry in England and Wales, and Scotland Land Registry Searches are based on a different legal system, being controlled by the Land Registration etc (Scotland) 2012 Act.

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Property Ownership Documents

Ownership documents in Scotland are contained in the Land Register, which includes a Title Plan based on the Ordnance Survey. The Land Register consists of a Title Record, an Index Map (referred to as a Cadastral Map), a Sasine Register (referred to as an archive record) and an Application record.

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Title Record

There are 4 main sections to the Title Record, being:

• A: Property Section - this section describes the property by reference to an address, where there is one or a description sufficient to identify the land where there is no address. It also contains details of matters benefitting the property, such as rights of way.
• B: Proprietorship Section - this section provides the name and address of the proprietors or owners, the purchase price and notices affecting the ownership of the property
• C: Securities Section - this section provides details of mortgages and charges affecting the property
• D: Burdens Section - The Burdens section provides a precis of the contents of Deeds from which the title sheet has derived.

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Title Plan

A search for a copy of the Title Record is always accompanied with a copy of the Title Plan, without payment of an additional fee. When a search is made for a Title Record (Title Register) and the property is not registered or is undergoing First Registration, we will always provide you with a copy of the Sasine Registers and, if appropriate, the Applications Register.

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Archive Records

These are the Sasine Registers that relate to pre-registration records. They can be obtained separately using our Sasine Register Searc

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Application Records

Application Records consist of a Register that is built up over a period of up to 2 years whilst the property undergoes first registration. They do not give a complete picture of property ownership but, coupled with the Sasine Register, will be the best available while a property is undergoing first registration.