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
May 2026
| Local authority | Land register | Casework in progress | Indicative Sasines * | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 56.2% | 1.4% | 22.7% | 80.3% |
| Aberdeenshire | 55.5% | 4.2% | 36.9% | 96.6% |
| Angus | 69.2% | 4.5% | 24.5% | 98.2% |
| Argyll and Bute | 64.5% | 3.7% | 28.7% | 96.9% |
| City of Edinburgh | 56.2% | 1.1% | 26.1% | 83.3% |
| Clackmannanshire | 64.4% | 0.8% | 26.6% | 91.8% |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 69.1% | 3.4% | 24.3% | 96.8% |
| Dundee City | 64.0% | 0.5% | 11.9% | 76.4% |
| East Ayrshire | 72.5% | 1.3% | 22.2% | 96.0% |
| East Dunbartonshire | 66.0% | 7.2% | 24.2% | 97.5% |
| East Lothian | 57.8% | 3.5% | 32.8% | 94.1% |
| East Renfrewshire | 79.2% | 1.2% | 15.6% | 96.0% |
| Falkirk | 68.5% | 3.5% | 20.8% | 92.8% |
| Fife | 60.0% | 3.9% | 25.8% | 89.6% |
| Glasgow City | 68.9% | 2.0% | 14.8% | 85.7% |
| Highland | 58.7% | 3.3% | 34.7% | 96.7% |
| Inverclyde | 55.3% | 0.7% | 40.2% | 96.2% |
| Midlothian | 58.0% | 2.7% | 35.4% | 96.1% |
| Moray | 45.3% | 4.1% | 46.2% | 95.6% |
| Na h-Eileanan an Iar | 60.1% | 1.0% | 32.5% | 93.6% |
| North Ayrshire | 50.8% | 1.1% | 42.5% | 94.3% |
| North Lanarkshire | 79.9% | 2.2% | 11.1% | 93.3% |
| Orkney Islands | 45.2% | 4.3% | 36.7% | 86.2% |
| Perth and Kinross | 61.0% | 6.3% | 29.9% | 97.3% |
| Renfrewshire | 71.5% | 0.8% | 22.4% | 94.8% |
| Scottish Borders | 65.3% | 4.5% | 28.4% | 98.1% |
| Shetland Islands | 28.4% | 5.6% | 50.4% | 84.4% |
| South Ayrshire | 71.5% | 2.9% | 20.5% | 94.8% |
| South Lanarkshire | 76.8% | 1.8% | 18.4% | 97.1% |
| Stirling | 69.8% | 3.5% | 23.8% | 97.1% |
| West Dunbartonshire | 67.6% | 1.2% | 11.2% | 80.0% |
| West Lothian | 62.5% | 2.8% | 30.4% | 95.8% |
*Previously known as Unlocking Sasines