Our registers
We hold and maintain 23 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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Registers of Moveable Transactions
The Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act 2023 has modernised the law in Scotland in relation to transferring claims and taking security over moveable property through the creation of two new RoS registers.
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Register of Statutory Pledges
Maintained by Registers of Scotland for the Scottish government.
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Register of Assignations
Maintained by Registers of Scotland (RoS) for the Scottish government.
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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.