RoS’ main priority is to clear our open casework. To help us process your cases more quickly, we are exploring a different way to present a small number of our Transfer of Part (TP) title sheets.

Initial steps

Over the coming months, you may start to see examples of Embedded Title Sheets (ETS), either as title sheet extracts provided on completion of an application, or on ScotLIS.

Building on previous customer research, the ‘ETS Alpha pilot’ will explore whether a new way of processing TP title sheets is helpful for our customers, and whether it should be rolled out further.

Which cases will this pilot apply to?

This approach is being trialled for a small group of TPs. It excludes:

• Development Plan Approval developments,
• leases; and
• any applications where customers have set out the burdens they expect to see.

An Embedded Title Sheet

An ETS TP presents textual and cadastral information differently. In an ETS title, the Burdens Section is divided into numbered Parts.

The parent title burdens are set out in a dedicated Part of the TP Burdens Section under an annotated header specifying the parent Title Number.

Any new title conditions relating to the TP are specified in another dedicated Part of the TP Burdens Section under an annotated header referencing the TP title.

The parent title cadastral map and supplementary data (if any) are embedded as an integral part of the TP title sheet and provided with the newly registered Title, or included in a ScotLIS purchase of that Title.

A more detailed breakdown of the format of an ETS title sheet is available on the RoS knowledge base.

What to expect

When you receive an ETS title sheet extract or view an ETS title on ScotLIS, the title sheet will include all the parent title Burdens Section and cadastral detail.

ETS title sheets can be accessed in the same way as any other title sheet, and there is no change to the associated fee.

What’s next

This is an ongoing pilot so we would welcome more customers to get involved.

If you would like to participate in the next phase or have any questions about ETS, please contact userresearch@ros.gov.uk.