Information for public customers

Here you'll find articles and guides about how we can help you.

View property information

Registers of Scotland (RoS) keeps information on land and property in Scotland. You can order documents, find accurate information on properties and house prices.

ScotLIS

Scotland's Land Information Service
You can:

  • Find property owners
  • Search for property prices
  • Buy property documents

Search land and property information

Find property information by searching the land register.

Property help service

Our specialist team can help if you cannot find the land or property you're searching for.

Land title investigation service

It’s possible to search the land register for areas of land or property with no postal address.

Order deeds

Registers of Scotland (RoS) offers a service that allows you to order copy deeds from the Land Register, Sasine Register and Register of Deeds.

Property boundaries

Find out where your property boundaries lie.

Updating land and property

When you own property, you may need to update your land and property documents.

Public Title Inaccuracy Enquiry

If you notice an error or inaccuracy on your Land Register land and property documents, you can use our Title Inaccuracy Enquiries service to fix it.

Change of name

Find out what you need to do to change your name on your title sheet.

If you co-own property with someone who has died

There are specific procedures to follow after the death of a co-owner. The right procedure will depend on the wording in your title sheet.

Separation and shared property

Find out more about what happens to shared property after a separation.

If you have paid off your mortgage

Find out what to do when you finish paying off a mortgage in Scotland.

Expedite public guide

In exceptional circumstances you can request that we expedite your application.

How RoS supports the public

RoS is proud to serve Scotland, find out how we can support you.

How Registers of Scotland can help you

Find out how Registers of Scotland can help you.

Types of deed copy

Find out if ordering a plain copy or extract is right for your purposes.

About granter and grantee

Find out what the terms granter and grantee mean in the different registers.

Title documents

An overview of title sheets and what you can expect from them

What happens when a property is registered

When property changes owner, the deed transferring the property must be registered in the Land Register of Scotland.

Indicative Sasines layer

Indicative sasines is a way of showing indicative boundaries of sasine titles and an indicative visual representation of sasine recorded titles.

Video guides

Watch our videos to learn more about a range of topics, which include how we register your land or property and more.

Glossary of terms

Use our glossary of terms to help you understand some of our terminology.

Search and order a copy of a will

You can only order a copy if a will is registered with RoS. Otherwise, you might need to look elsewhere.

Search our other registers

RoS has over 20 other registers. Below is a selection of our registers most commonly used by the public.

Scottish Landlord Register

The official register for landlords in Scotland.

Scottish Letting Agent Register

The official register for letting agents in Scotland.

Register of Sites of Special Scientific Interest

Records of sites that show the best of Scotland’s natural heritage.

Register of Community Interests in Land

A register allowing certain individuals and types of body to register their interests in buying land.

Register of Applications by Community Bodies to Buy Land

A register of community bodies' applications to buy land.

Crofting Register

A public register of crofts, common grazings, and land held runrig.

Our registers

We hold and maintain 21 public registers relating to land and property ownership in Scotland.

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