Our registers
We hold and maintain 21 public registers relating to land and property ownership in Scotland.
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Land Register of Scotland
The Land Register of Scotland is our main register, recording ownership of land and property in Scotland.
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General Register of Sasines
Set up in 1617, the sasine register is the oldest national public land register in the world.
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Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land
The Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land (RCI) is a RoS register, required by law.
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Crofting Register
A public register of crofts, common grazings, and land held runrig.
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Register of Sites of Special Scientific Interest
Records of sites that show the best of Scotland’s natural heritage.
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Register of Applications by Community Bodies to Buy Land
A register of community bodies' applications to buy land.
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Register of Community Interests in Land
A register allowing certain individuals and types of body to register their interests in buying land.
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Scottish Landlord Register
The official register for landlords in Scotland.
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Scottish Letting Agent Register
The official register for letting agents in Scotland.
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Register of Inhibitions
A register of legal documents affecting people's ability to grant deeds relating to land.
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Register of Judgments
A register containing certificates of judgment from certain countries.
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Register of Deeds
A register of preservation and execution for paper deeds and deeds signed with a QES.
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Register of Protests
A record of deeds in which payment is sought as a result of a previous unfulfilled agreement.
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Register of the Great Seal
A register of official documents that have been granted royal assent.
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Register of the Quarter Seal
A register recording grants of property that have fallen to the Crown.
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Register of the Cachet Seal
Details of royal warrants authenticated with a facsimile of the monarch's signature.
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Register of Sheriffs’ Commissions
A record of commissions made by the Crown in favour of the Sheriffs Principal of Scotland.
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Register of Crown Grants
A register of deeds relating to Crown property in Scotland granted by or to certain government departments.
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Register of Service of Heirs
Records of Service of Heirs, which allow relatives of deceased people to inherit property.
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Register of Prince's Seal
A record of deeds granted by the Prince and Steward of Scotland.
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Register of Hornings
This register contains records of Letters of Horning, which publicly denounced a debtor as an outlaw.