Registers of Scotland

Services

• Apply 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.

• Find out who owns certain land or properties in Scotland

  Use the Registers of Scotland site to find information on land and property owners.

• 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

• Resolve a dispute with your neighbour

  Information on how to resolve a dispute with your neighbour including noisy neighbours, nuisance neighbours, barking dogs and a boundary dispute like high hedges.

• 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