Country of origin report

Published: 26 March 2024

An analysis of titles in Scotland by owner type and location as at 31 December 2023.

This report provides statistics on the country of origin of property owners and tenants in Scotland.

Any identifiable land registered title will be included in this statistical report if an address outside Scotland at the time of registration has been provided from:

  • its registered owner
  • a tenant under a commercial lease
  • at least one tenant or owner if there is more than one

We update this report once a year showing details as at 31 December.

We will update this report in 2025, showing details as at 31 December 2024.

If you have a question or you would like more information you can:

  • email our land and property data team at: data@ros.gov.uk
  • telephone our land and property data team on 0131 659 6111

Access the Country of origin company report dataset for information about properties in Scotland owned or leased by non UK companies.

Latest report

As at 31 December 2023:

A compliance check has been completed on this publication by the Office for Statistics Regulation.  You can read the outcome of this assessment.

The Country of origin data has been assessed against the Office for Statistics Regulation’s Quality Assurance of Administrative Data toolkit. Read our Country of origin Quality Assurance of Administrative Data (QAAD).

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