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Registers consults on permanent digital system

5th January 2021 | commercial property , property (non-commercial)
Views invited on legislation to follow COVID-19 measures

Lindsays predicts strong 2021 property market

5th January 2021 | property (non-commercial)
Demand continues following record four month period

New mortgage chief for Aberdein Considine

18th December 2020 | careers , property (non-commercial)
Greig Brown heads up business across 19 offices

Scottish house prices forge ahead in latest figures

17th December 2020 | property (non-commercial)
October sees largest year on year rise since February 2018

Registers announce March restart for application record

3rd December 2020 | property (non-commercial)
Extended advance notices to expire on 11 March

September house prices take an upturn

18th November 2020 | property (non-commercial)
Scottish average up on previous month and on 12 month view

Scottish Barony Register custodian to hand over duties

11th November 2020 | careers , property (non-commercial)
Alastair Shepherd to succeed Alastair Rennie from 1 December

Homeowner incentives for energy efficiency extended

9th November 2020 | property (non-commercial) | Environment (Business Premises)
Cashback offer on renewable heating and energy efficiency loans

Mortgage fraud did not bar solicitor negligence claim

2nd November 2020 | reparation , property (non-commercial)
Policy considerations support enforcing duty of care: Supreme Court

Registers consult on applications fees rise

26th October 2020 | property (non-commercial)
Increases around 10% proposed for Land Register applications

House prices edge up as market restarts

22nd October 2020 | property (non-commercial)
Small year-on-year rise in Scotland in first months after lockdown

Changes to smoke alarm laws delayed until 2022

21st October 2020 | property (non-commercial) | Housing
MSPs asked to approve an extra year to install detectors

Faculty opposes Land Court and Lands Tribunal merger

15th October 2020 | agriculture-crofting , property (non-commercial) , civil litigation | Agriculture and estates
Response argues different expertise and approach needed in each body

Homeowner factsheet published on new smoke alarm rules

12th October 2020 | property (non-commercial)
All homes covered by upgraded standard from February 2021

Registers reports huge use of new digital processes

31st August 2020 | property (non-commercial)
Keeper reports positive reaction to digital submission service

Inner House affirms limits of servitude access right

12th August 2020 | property (non-commercial)
Parking on dominant tenement not allowed as means to access adjoining land

Expanded Land Court could take in Tribunal: new paper

4th August 2020 | agriculture-crofting , civil litigation , property (non-commercial)
Ministers seek views on amalgamation, and other issues

LBTT reduction to take effect from 15 July

13th July 2020 | property (non-commercial) , tax
Threshold to rise in temporary boost for housing market

Digital sasine service opens next Thursday

10th July 2020 | property (non-commercial)
Phased introduction for Registers' new submission facility

LBTT threshold to rise – but not quite yet

10th July 2020 | property (non-commercial) , tax
Only transactions above £250,000 will pay scale rate – once systems ready

Digital sasine registration imminent, RoS announces

9th July 2020 | property (non-commercial)
Public beta version expected next week as prior testing completes

Wellbeing relevant to vacant land proposals: Commission

9th July 2020 | property (non-commercial) , planning/environment | Planning (Business Premises)
Guidance includes wellbeing in factors central to assessing business case

Property market saw 2019-20 gains despite COVID-19

6th July 2020 | property (non-commercial)
RoS annual market report records price and value growth

Commission states what it expects of trust landowners

25th June 2020 | property (non-commercial) , trusts-asset management | Charities
Two new protocols set out expectations for trust and charity landowners
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