Progress on land register completion by local authority.
The table shows land register completion progress by local authority. This is broken down by:
- land that is in the land register
- casework currently in progress at Registers of Scotland
- data that we have unlocked through Unlocking Sasines
Levels of land register completion vary across Scotland. This can be due to a variety of factors, such as:
- the land register was introduced in stages over a number of years. This means not all areas in Scotland entered the register at the same time
- different parts of the country will have different types of property stock. For example, social housing or large rural estates. Property of this type is unlikely to change hands on a regular basis
- property market forces impact differently across the country
Land register completion by local authority
September 2026
| Local authority | Land register | Casework in progress | Indicative Sasines * | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 57.3% | 1.3% | 22.4% | 80.9% |
| Aberdeenshire | 58.5% | 2.2% | 36.1% | 96.6% |
| Angus | 71.8% | 2.2% | 24.2% | 98.2% |
| Argyll and Bute | 65.3% | 3.1% | 28.5% | 96.9% |
| City of Edinburgh | 56.7% | 1.1% | 25.9% | 83.1% |
| Clackmannanshire | 64.9% | 3.1% | 24.3% | 92.3% |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 70.2% | 3.4% | 23.8% | 96.8% |
| Dundee City | 64.4% | 0.4% | 11.7% | 76.5% |
| East Ayrshire | 72.7% | 1.3% | 21.8% | 95.9% |
| East Dunbartonshire | 67.6% | 6.3% | 19.3% | 92.7% |
| East Lothian | 60.1% | 1.7% | 32.4% | 94.2% |
| East Renfrewshire | 80.2% | 0.9% | 15.3% | 96.0% |
| Falkirk | 69.0% | 3.5% | 21.7% | 94.4% |
| Fife | 62.1% | 2.2% | 25.3% | 89.6% |
| Glasgow City | 69.3% | 2.0% | 13.3% | 84.3% |
| Highland | 60.5% | 2.1% | 34.1% | 96.7% |
| Inverclyde | 55.7% | 0.3% | 40.1% | 96.1% |
| Midlothian | 60.1% | 1.9% | 34.1% | 96.2% |
| Moray | 47.0% | 3.2% | 45.4% | 95.7% |
| Na h-Eileanan an Iar | 60.1% | 1.0% | 32.5% | 93.6% |
| North Ayrshire | 51.6% | 0.7% | 42.1% | 94.4% |
| North Lanarkshire | 81.0% | 1.4% | 10.5% | 92.8% |
| Orkney Islands | 47.0% | 2.8% | 36.5% | 86.3% |
| Perth and Kinross | 64.4% | 6.9% | 25.9% | 97.2% |
| Renfrewshire | 72.2% | 0.2% | 22.4% | 94.8% |
| Scottish Borders | 66.9% | 3.5% | 27.8% | 98.2% |
| Shetland Islands | 29.4% | 5.1% | 49.8% | 84.3% |
| South Ayrshire | 72.8% | 1.8% | 20.2% | 94.9% |
| South Lanarkshire | 77.3% | 1.8% | 17.9% | 97.1% |
| Stirling | 71.1% | 3.3% | 22.8% | 97.1% |
| West Dunbartonshire | 68.3% | 0.5% | 11.2% | 80.0% |
| West Lothian | 63.9% | 1.6% | 30.4% | 95.8% |
*Previously known as Unlocking Sasines