Registers of Scotland have announced their ambition to have 100%
of the land in Scotland mapped on this new Land Register by 2024.
Kirstin Wilson explains the merits of voluntarily registering your
property before this date.
In 1981 the Registers of Scotland established a digital
map-based register called the Land Register of Scotland. This was
introduced to replace the historic, deeds-based General Register of
Sasines.
Registers of Scotland have announced their ambition to have 100%
of the land in Scotland mapped on this new Land Register by 2024.
As of October 2022, only 50.1% of land has been mapped digitally on
the register, with a further 5.9% currently in progress.
There are a number of events which will trigger first
registration, the most common of which are selling, transferring
and mortgaging your property. However, you don't need to wait
for such an event in order to have your land or property registered
in the Land Register.
