Registers of Scotland

Services

• Applying for development plan approval

  Get permission from Registers of Scotland to build a new development on land you own.

• Buying a home: the legal process

  The full legal process involved in buying a house or flat.

• Check who owns land or property in Scotland

  Find out who owns land or property in Scotland. Learn how to search Registers of Scotland for ownership details, title deeds and property information.

• Finding a will

  How to find a will if someone dies.

• Help with title deeds

  Find out how to check title deeds or how to change them.

• Letting agent registration

  Find out how to register as a letting agent, including information on the Code of Practice.

• Make a separation agreement

  Making an agreement with your ex-partner about arrangements for your children, money and property if you're divorcing or separating.

• Property titles, prices and plans

  Find out how much properties in a certain area have sold for recently.

• Register a croft

  How to add your croft to the Crofting Register.

• Register a title in the Land Register

  Add your land or property title to the Land Register.

• Registering as a private landlord

  Includes how to register, information you'll need and how to check if you're exempt

• Renting from a letting agent as a private tenant

  Standards that letting agents must follow and how to make a complaint

• Search for a croft

  Use the Crofting Register and Register of Crofts to find information on crofts.

• Using a letting agent as a private landlord

  Standards that the letting agent you use must follow and how to make a complaint

• Your responsibilities as a private landlord

  A summary of your responsibilities if you rent out a property to tenants