It’s possible to search the land register for areas of land or property with no postal address.
Ownership search
Investigations of the registers for areas of land can be time consuming and complex. They are carried out by our highly experienced search team who are on hand to help you with your questions.
Investigations can be submitted using our land title investigation form and are charged at £90 + VAT per area outlined.
You will receive detailed written information on three titles or fewer for this price and:
- a response outlining the ownership status of the property
- a list of supporting documents you may want to purchase
- a link to purchase the title sheet on ScotLIS if any part of the request is registered in the Land Register
On the rare occasion where it is not possible to identify an owner, we will aim to provide as much information and guidance as possible regarding your next steps.
If there are more than three titles within the area submitted, we will charge an additional fee of £90 + VAT per hour.
We will get in touch before proceeding if required.
Business account holders
If you hold a business account you can order a search through our online services.
Non account holders
You can use our search by map tool (opens in new tab) to draw an area of ground that we can search for you.
We aim to have a response to you within 5 to 10 working days.
Purchasing supporting documents
There will be an additional fee of £25 plus VAT for each supporting document purchased. This fee is set by legislation.
This includes:
- sasine search sheets, which is a chronological list of deeds recorded against a property or area of land in the sasine register
- a plain copy of any deed recorded in the sasine register
- a plain copy of any deed registered in the land register or pending application for registration.
Reasons for purchasing additional documents:
- looking to establish boundaries
- need documented proof of ownership
Not all boundary deeds come with plans and they may only describe the boundaries of ownership.
Sasine register searches
If the property is in the sasine register, this search must be done manually.
You can use our property help service to find a property in the sasine register.
The cost is £30 + VAT per property and you will receive a copy of the property's search sheet.
Ordering copy deeds
You can order a deed through our copy deeds service.
Tracing building histories
You can get help tracing the history of buildings from National Records of Scotland (opens in new tab).