A workaround was previously in place to allow plans settlers to change the number in the Cadastral Unit field on the LRS when the flat is being described as forming part of a tenement steading cadastral unit that is not the same number as the flat's title number. The required IT improvement has been released and the workaround is no longer needed as the cadastral unit field can now be manually amended. Updated instructions are shown at Changing the Cadastral Unit Number on the LRS, and all plans user guides have been updated.
The page Verbal Descriptions for Areas of Exclusive and Common Ownership, and Other Pertinents, in Tenements has been updated to include the template text for a letter to be sent out to the applicant when the Keeper omits an inadequately described right or pertinent in a tenement property. The letter will shortly be set up as a picklist letter on the LRS, but the text is on the manual page in the meantime.
A new section has been added to the Identifying the Tenement Steading Extent - Guidance for Referral Officers Topic page giving guidance to plans referral officers on when it is appropriate to combine existing steadings into one tenement steading cadastral unit. Please note, this practice should not be used to circumvent the need to split a development up into separate tenement blocks and shared common areas.
The pages Signing and Deeds not granted by Recorded/Registered Proprietor, both of which are in the Further Guidance section of the manual, have been updated. These pages now include brief information regarding the signing of deeds by the sheriff clerk on behalf of a granter who cannot be found or who has failed or refused to sign a deed. This is a rare event but has recently been encountered in relation to a registrable deed.
The page giving details on how the questions in part B of the application form would normally be answered has been updated to include a list of those deed types where the interactive form will correctly not generate a part B (as none of the questions are pertinent) - this is expected and not a reason for rejection.
A new example deed page has been added to Reference Materials in the manual for a new type of charging order that can now be submitted for registration by a Scottish local authority. These charging orders can be used to charge a property with the amount which is repayable to the local authority for remedial works they have carried out in certain circumstances. Deed codes will be available shortly. The Registrable Deeds page has also been updated to show this deed type and also the discharge of this type of charging order.
User Guides updated 4 May 2015. A new page was recently added to the manual for referral officers giving some guidance on /wiki/spaces/2ARM/pages/81298323. In addition, the plans User Guides for FRs (RA & non-RA) casework have been updated to include a check to see if the RA or Deed of Conditions has been updated to be compliant with the 2012 Act.