News Releases 2011

02/12/2011 – Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Bill
The Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Bill, which has been introduced in the Scottish Parliament, seeks to underpin and improve the land registration system in Scotland.  The Bill provides mechanisms to modernise the process of registering land and property rights, making it clearer, more certain, and more efficient. Read more

01/11/2011 – Average Property Prices decrease by 0.2 per cent
Registers of Scotland published statistics today showing that the average price of a residential property in Scotland decreased by 0.2% during the second quarter (July to September) of the financial year 2011/12 compared with the same period the previous year. The average price of a residential property for this quarter was £163,091.

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19/09/2011 – Glasgow’s history finds a home
An exhibition on a groundbreaking film showing the story of Glasgow, from a river-crossing to Scotland’s largest city and the host of 2014 Commonwealth Games, has been opened officially in the Lighthouse today by Tourism Minister Fergus Ewing. Read more

02/08/2011 – Average Property Prices increase by 0.4 per cent
Registers of Scotland published statistics today showing that the average price of a residential property in Scotland increased by 0.4% during the first quarter (April to June) of the financial year 2011/12 compared with the same period the previous year. The average price of a residential property for this quarter was £153,820.

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27/05/2011 – Scotland's priciest properties

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03/05/2011 – Quarterly Property Statistics
There is no accompanying commentary news release with this quarter’s official property statistics. As a government body RoS is adhering to the publishing guidance for the election period which runs until 5 May 2011.

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01/02/2011 – Value holds but volumes drop
Scotland's property prices held their value in the final quarter of 2010 but the number of sales showed a noticeable drop, according to Registers of Scotland. Speaking about the figures, Kenny Crawford, RoS’s Head of Commercial Services, said: View Full News Release

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