Register of Assignations


About

The Register of Assignations (RoA) allows claims, typically for payment, to legally transfer in Scotland through registration of an assignation in the RoA.

This registration alternative to intimation was introduced by the Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act 2023.

Terminology

TermMeaning
Assignor

This is the company or person who has granted the assignation. This means they have passed the right to a claim to the assignee.

Assignee This is the company or person who has been granted the assignation. This means the rights of the assignation have been passed to them.
ClaimThe right to a claim, typically for payment, to being passed from the assignor to the assignee.
Assignation the document that transfers the claim and which is registered in the RoA.

Using the register

You can:

If you want to change a record, you need to contact RoS.

Fees

  • Registration = £30
  • Search = £3 plus VAT
  • Extract =£35 (plus VAT)

There are two ways to pay for transactions on the Register of Assignation.

You can pay by:

  • Direct Debit
  • card

If you have a FAS account with RoS, you can set up a Direct Debit. This will be a different Direct Debit than the one you use to pay for ScotLIS.

If you pay by  card, you’ll receive a receipt.

Go to the Register of Assignations

Support

Customer Services 0800 169 9391

Post

Registers of Scotland

Meadowbank House

153 London Road

Edinburgh

EH8 7AU