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
April 2025
| Local authority | Land register | Casework in progress | Indicative Sasines * | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 53.6% | 2.2% | 24.2% | 79.9% |
| Aberdeenshire | 51.5% | 4.1% | 40.9% | 96.5% |
| Angus | 65.6% | 6.1% | 26.8% | 98.4% |
| Argyll and Bute | 61.5% | 4.3% | 31.4% | 97.2% |
| City of Edinburgh | 52.5% | 3.8% | 26.7% | 83.0% |
| Clackmannanshire | 60.5% | 4.1% | 25.2% | 89.8% |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 66.9% | 4.0% | 25.8% | 96.7% |
| Dundee City | 59.2% | 4.5% | 12.0% | 75.7% |
| East Ayrshire | 69.5% | 3.2% | 23.3% | 96.0% |
| East Dunbartonshire | 62.5% | 5.0% | 23.2% | 90.7% |
| East Lothian | 50.6% | 9.6% | 34.0% | 94.3% |
| East Renfrewshire | 77.1% | 2.7% | 16.4% | 96.2% |
| Falkirk | 65.9% | 4.8% | 20.1% | 90.8% |
| Fife | 56.0% | 5.9% | 27.6% | 89.5% |
| Glasgow City | 68.1% | 0.6% | 15.2% | 83.8% |
| Highland | 54.0% | 6.0% | 36.7% | 96.6% |
| Inverclyde | 53.8% | 0.9% | 41.5% | 96.2% |
| Midlothian | 52.4% | 7.6% | 36.1% | 96.0% |
| Moray | 43.8% | 4.0% | 47.7% | 95.5% |
| Na h-Eileanan an Iar | 59.8% | 0.7% | 32.6% | 93.1% |
| North Ayrshire | 48.4% | 3.0% | 42.8% | 94.2% |
| North Lanarkshire | 77.1% | 4.2% | 11.2% | 92.4% |
| Orkney Islands | 39.8% | 8.2% | 38.5% | 86.6% |
| Perth and Kinross | 57.4% | 8.9% | 31.2% | 97.4% |
| Renfrewshire | 70.4% | 1.7% | 22.0% | 94.0% |
| Scottish Borders | 60.1% | 7.5% | 30.8% | 98.4% |
| Shetland Islands | 24.6% | 6.0% | 53.4% | 84.0% |
| South Ayrshire | 68.7% | 4.3% | 21.8% | 94.8% |
| South Lanarkshire | 74.2% | 3.7% | 19.2% | 97.0% |
| Stirling | 67.5% | 5.4% | 23.6% | 96.5% |
| West Dunbartonshire | 67.4% | 1.2% | 11.4% | 80.0% |
| West Lothian | 60.5% | 3.5% | 31.7% | 95.7% |
*Previously known as Unlocking Sasines