Payment of Fees
All applications for recording in the Register of Sasines or registration in the Land Register must be submitted with the appropriate fee. The fee can be paid by cheque, cash or Direct Debit. Direct Debit is the only payment method for artl.
All other services will be invoiced.
VAT is not applicable unless stated.
Direct Debit is the most efficient and cost effective way of paying registration fees. It avoids applications for registration being rejected due either to insufficient or invalid payment (e.g. unsigned cheque). Also, there are no overpayment refunds to bank as only the correct fee is taken when a higher fee has been wrongly entered for an application.
Please click on attached links for details on setting up Direct Debit and also to download the bank instruction and contact details forms.
Direct Debit Pre-Payment
Direct Debit Terms and Conditions
Direct Debit Post-Payment
Direct Debit Terms and Conditions
The Law Society of Scotland have provided advice on the banking issues in relation to the operation of variable Direct Debit and the link below sets out their guidance.
Additional points
Firms with separate offices and FAS numbers require unique Direct Debit FAS numbers to be set up for each office. This ensures that completed applications are returned to the correct office. However the same bank account can be shared by the different offices, if desired, and as a result only one bank Direct Debit instruction form would require to be completed.
If you have any questions on using Direct Debit to pay for registration fees, please contact Finance Section on 0131 479 3632.


