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The User Guides are where you will find instructions for settling an application for registration. The User Guides are organised by section – Intake, Dealings, First Registrations etc. The User Guides cover both plans and legal processes.
User Guides
Dealings
Standard Dealing - CMS Version
- Initial Examination - Standard Dealing - CMS Version
- Create Application on LRS - Standard Dealing - CMS Version
- Settling Process - Standard Dealing - CMS Version
- Registered Proprietor and Advance Notice Checks - Standard Dealing - CMS Version
- Update Proprietorship Section - Standard Dealing- CMS Version
- Update Burdens Section - Standard Dealing - CMS Version
- Update Property Section - Standard Dealing - CMS Version
- View Title Sheet and Confirm Title - Standard Dealing - CMS Version
- Complete on CMS and Prepare Cheques (End of Day One) - Standard Dealing - CMS Version
- Despatch (Day Two) - Standard Dealing - CMS Version
- Update Securities Section - Standard Dealing - CMS Version
Standard Dealings CMS - Other Processes
- Auto-grouping (Grouping at Intake stage)
- Dual Registration - SAF
- High Fee Process
- LRS Application Created in Error (Flysheet Cancellation)
- Referrals
- Rejections - Standard DW - CMS
- Representments
Standard Dealing - Paper process
- Initial Examination - Standard Dealing - Paper process
- eFin - Creating UID - Standard Dealing - Paper process
- Create Application on LRS - Standard Dealing - Paper process
- Settling Process - Standard Dealing - Paper process
- Registered Proprietor and Advance Notice Checks - Standard Dealing - Paper process
- Update Proprietorship Section - Standard Dealing - Paper process
- Update Securities Section - Standard Dealing - Paper process
- Update Burdens Section - Standard Dealing - Paper process
- Update Property Section - Standard Dealing - Paper process
- View Title Sheet and Confirm Title - Standard Dealing - Paper process
- Release and Prepare for Scan and Prepare Cheques (End of Day One) - Standard Dealing - Paper process
- Despatch (Day Two) - Standard Dealing - Paper process
Complex Dealing
Notices of Potential Liability for Costs - User Guide
Conversion of Tenant's Right to Ownership under the Long Leases (Scotland) Act 2012 - DW Settle
Corrective Disposition
Quick Guide for Standard Dealings on CMS
First Registrations
FR Intake and Closing Notes
- Initial Examination - FR Intake and Closing Notes
- Identify Correct Search Sheet - FR Intake and Closing Notes
- eFin - Creating UID - FR Intake and Closing Notes
- Create Application on LRS - FR Intake and Closing Notes
- Enter Closing Note - FR Intake and Closing Notes
- Complete LRS Details for Closing Note - FR Intake and Closing Notes
- Prepare Case and Release to Next Destination - FR Intake and Closing Notes
FR Plans Ident and PI
- Take on Application - FR Plans Ident and PI
- Add/Check Seed Point and Pre-Map on DMS - FR Plans Ident and PI
- Update LRS and Release Application - FR Plans Ident and PI
FR Plans - RA
- Check for Common Areas & Shared Plots - FR Plans - RA - Tenement
- Take on Case - FR Plans - RA
- Prepare for Mapping - FR Plans - RA
- Prepare for Mapping - FR Plans - RA - Tenement
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - FR Plans - RA - no Common Areas
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - FR Plans - RA - Sharing Plots
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - FR Plans - RA - Shared Plots
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - FR Plans - RA - Common Areas, Transitional Provisions
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - FR Plans - RA - Tenement
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - FR Plans - RA - Tenement - Sharing Plots
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - FR Plans - RA - Tenement - external shared plots
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - FR Plans - RA - Tenement - external common area, transitional provisions
- Add LRS Information - FR Plans - RA - no Common Areas
- Add LRS Information - FR Plans - RA - Sharing Plots
- Add LRS Information - FR Plans - RA - Shared Plots
- Add LRS Information - FR Plans - RA - common areas, transitional provisions
- Add LRS Information - FR Plans - RA - Tenement
- Add LRS Information - FR Plans - RA - Tenement - Sharing Plots
- Add LRS Information - FR Plans - RA - Tenement - External Shared Plots
- Add LRS Information - FR Plans - RA - Tenement - external common areas, transitional provisions
- Complete the Case - FR Plans - RA
- Check for Common Areas & Shared Plots - FR Plans - RA
FR Plans - Non RA
- Take On Case - FR Plans - Non RA
- Prepare for Mapping - FR Plans - Non RA
- Prepare for Mapping - FR Plans - Non RA - Tenement
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - FR Plans - Non RA - no Common Areas
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - FR Plans - Non RA - Sharing Plots
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - FR Plans - Non RA - Shared Plots
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - FR Plans - Non RA - Common Areas, Transitional Provisions
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - FR Plans - Non RA - Tenement
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - FR Plans - Non RA - Tenement - Sharing Plots
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - FR Plans - Non RA - Tenement - External Shared Plots
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - FR Plans - Non RA - Tenement - External Common Areas, Transitional Provisions
- Add LRS Information - FR Plans - Non RA - no Common Areas
- Add LRS Information - FR Plans - Non RA - Sharing Plots
- Add LRS Information - FR Plans - Non RA - Shared Plots
- Add LRS Information - FR Plans - Non RA - Common Areas, Transitional Provisions
- Add LRS Information - FR plans - Non RA - Tenement
- Add LRS Information - FR Plans - Non RA - Tenement - Sharing Plots
- Add LRS Information - FR Plans - Non RA - Tenement - External Shared Plots
- Add LRS Information - FR Plans - Non RA - Tenement - External Common Areas, Transitional Provisions
- Complete the Case - FR Plans - Non RA
- Check for Common Areas & Shared Plots - FR Plans - Non RA - Tenement
- Check for Common Areas & Shared Plots - FR Plans - Non RA
FR Legal - RA
- Examine Live Deeds - FR Legal RA
- Complete Proprietorship Section - FR Legal RA
- Complete Securities Section - FR Legal RA
- Complete Burdens Section - FR Legal RA
- Complete Property Section - FR Legal RA
- View Title Sheet and Confirm Title - FR Legal RA
- Initial Examination - FR Legal RA
FR Legal - Non RA
- Initial Examination - FR Legal - Non RA
- Examine Live Deeds - FR Legal - Non RA
- Complete Proprietorship Section - FR Legal - Non RA
- Complete Securities Section - FR Legal - Non RA
- Complete Burdens Section - FR Legal - Non RA
- Complete Property Section - FR Legal - Non RA
- View Title Sheet and Confirm Title - FR Legal - Non RA
Rejections Process for FRs
Accelerated Flow FRs
Transfers of Part
TP Intake
- Initial Examination - TP Intake
- eFin - Creating UID - TP Intake
- Create Application on LRS - TP Intake
- Prepare Case and Release on LRS - TP Intake
TP Plans - Manual PI
- Take On and Ident Application - TP Plans - Manual PI
- Deed Check - TP Plans - Manual PI
- Add Seed Point to DMS - TP Plans - Manual PI
- Update LRS and Release Application - TP Plans - Manual PI
TP Plans - Cat A
- Take on Case - TP Plans - Cat A
- Prepare for Mapping - TP Plans - Cat A
- Prepare for Mapping - TP Plans - Cat A - Tenement
- Check for Common Areas & Shared Plots - TP Plans - Cat A
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - TP Plans - Cat A - no common areas
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - TP Plans - Cat A - sharing plots
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - TP Plans - Cat A - shared plots
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - TP Plans - Cat A - common areas, transitional provisions
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - TP Plans - Cat A - Tenement
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - TP Plans - Cat A - Tenement - sharing plots
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - TP Plans - Cat A - Tenement - external shared plots
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - TP Plans - Cat A - Tenement - external common areas, transitional provisions
- Add LRS Information - TP Plans - Cat A - no common areas
- Add LRS Information - TP Plans - Cat A - sharing plots
- Add LRS Information - TP Plans - Cat A - shared plots
- Add LRS Information - TP Plans - Cat A - common areas, transitional provisions
- Add LRS Information - TP Plans - Cat A - Tenement
- Add LRS Information - TP Plans - Cat A - Tenement - sharing plots
- Add LRS Information - TP Plans - Cat A - Tenement - External Shared Plots
- Add LRS Information - TP Plans - Cat A - Tenement - external common areas, transitional provisions
- Complete the Case - TP Plans - Cat A
- Check for Common Areas & Shared Plots - TP Plans - Cat A - Tenement
TP Plans - Cat B
- Take on Case - TP Plans - Cat B
- Prepare for Mapping - TP Plans - Cat B
- Prepare for Mapping - TP Plans - Cat B - Tenement
- Check for Common Areas & Shared Plots - TP Plans - Cat B
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - TP Plans - Cat B - no common areas
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - TP Plans - Cat B - sharing plots
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - TP Plans - Cat B - shared plots
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - TP Plans - Cat B - common areas, transitional provisions
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - TP Plans - Cat B - Tenement
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - TP Plans - Cat B - Tenement - sharing plots
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - TP Plans - Cat B - Tenement - external shared plots
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - TP Plans - Cat B - Tenement - external common areas, transitional provisions
- Add LRS Information - TP Plans - Cat B - no common areas
- Add LRS Information - TP Plans - Cat B - sharing plots
- Add LRS Information - TP Plans - Cat B - shared plots
- Add LRS Information - TP Plans - Cat B - common areas, transitional provisions
- Add LRS Information - TP Plans - Cat B - Tenement
- Add LRS Information - TP Plans - Cat B - Tenement - sharing plots
- Add LRS Information - TP Plans - Cat B - Tenement - external shared plots
- Add LRS Information - TP Plans - Cat B - Tenement - external common areas, transitional provisions
- Complete the Case - TP Plans - Cat B
- Check for Common Areas & Shared Plots - TP Plans - Cat B - Tenement
TP Plans - First Removal
- Take on Case - TP Plans - First Removal
- Examine Contents of Casebag - TP Plans - First Removal
- Prepare for Mapping - TP Plans - First Removal
- Check for Common Areas & Shared Plots - TP Plans - First Removal
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - TP Plans - First Removal - No Common Areas
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - TP Plans - First Removal - Sharing Plots
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - TP Plans - First Removal - Shared Plots
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - TP Plans - First Removal - Common Areas, Transitional Provisions
- Add LRS Information - TP Plans - First Removal - No Common Areas
- Add LRS Information - TP Plans - First Removal - Sharing Plots
- Add LRS Information - TP Plans - First Removal - Shared Plots
- Add LRS Information - TP Plans - First Removal - Common Areas, Transitional Provisions
- Complete the Case - TP Plans - First Removal
TP Plans - Tenement First Removal
- Take on Case - TP Plans - Tenement First Removal
- Examine Contents of Casebag - TP Plans - Tenement First Removal
- Create the New Tenement Steading Parent Title - TP Plans - Tenement First Removal
- Map the New Tenement Steading Parent Title - TP Plans - Tenement First Removal
- Add LRS Information to the New Tenement Steading Parent Title - TP Plans - Tenement First Removal
- Complete the New Tenement Steading Parent Title - TP Plans - Tenement First Removal
- Prepare for Mapping - TP Plans - Tenement First Removal
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - TP Plans - Tenement First Removal
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - TP Plans - Tenement First Removal - Sharing Plots
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - TP Plans - Tenement First Removal - External Shared Plots
- Map the Title on the Cadastral Map - TP Plans - Tenement First Removal - Common Areas, Transitional Provisions
- Add LRS Information - TP Plans - Tenement First Removal
- Add LRS Information - TP Plans - Tenement First Removal - Sharing Plots
- Add LRS Information - TP Plans - Tenement First Removal - External Shared Plots
- Add LRS Information - TP Plans - Tenement First Removal - Common Areas, Transitional Provisions
- Complete the Case - TP Plans - Tenement First Removal
- Check for Common Areas & Shared Plots - TP Plans - Tenement First Removal
TP Legal Instructional
- Initial Examination - TP Legal Instructional
- Examine Live Deeds - TP Legal Instructional
- Parent Title, Registered Proprietor and Advance Notice Checks - TP Legal Instructional
- Complete TP Proprietorship Section - TP Legal Instructional
- Complete TP Securities Section - TP Legal Instructional
- Complete TP Burdens Section - TP Legal Instructional
- Complete TP Property Section - TP Legal Instructional
- View Title Sheet and Confirm Title - TP Legal Instructional
TP Legal - Non Instructional
- Initial Examination - TP Legal Non Instructional
- Examine Live Deeds - TP Legal Non Instructional
- Parent Title, Registered Proprietor and Advance Notice Checks - TP Legal Non Instructional
- Complete TP Proprietorship Section - TP Legal Non Instructional
- Complete TP Securities Section - TP Legal Non Instructional
- Complete TP Burdens Section - TP Legal Non Instructional
- Complete TP Property Section - TP Legal Non Instructional
- Complete PT Update - TP Legal Non Instructional
- Amend PT Proprietorship Section - TP Legal Non Instructional
- Amend PT Securities Section - TP Legal Non Instructional
- Amend PT Burdens Section - TP Legal Non Instructional
- Amend PT Property Section - TP Legal Non Instructional
- View TP and PT Title Sheets and Confirm Title - TP Legal Non Instructional
TP Legal - First Removal
- Initial Examination - TP Legal First Removal
- Examine Live Deeds - TP Legal First Removal
- Parent Title, Registered Proprietor and Advance Notice Checks - TP Legal First Removal
- Complete TP Proprietorship Section - TP Legal First Removal
- Complete TP Securities Section - TP Legal First Removal
- Complete TP Burdens Section - TP Legal First Removal
- Complete TP Property Section - TP Legal First Removal
- Complete Record Card (L53) - TP Legal First Removal
- Complete PT Update - TP Legal First Removal
- Amend PT Proprietorship Section - TP Legal First Removal
- Amend PT Securities Section - TP Legal First Removal
- Amend PT Burdens Section - TP Legal First Removal
- Amend PT Property Section - TP Legal First Removal
- View TP and PT Title Sheets and Confirm Title - TP Legal First Removal
TP Legal - Tenement First Removal
- Initial Examination - TP Legal - Tenement First Removal
- Grand Parent Title Update - TP Legal - Tenement First Removal
- Parent Title Update - TP Legal - Tenement First Removal
- Settle TP - TP Legal - Tenement First Removal
- Create Record Card (L53) - TP Legal - Tenement First Removal
- View GPT, PT and TP Title Sheets and Confirm Title - TP Legal - Tenement First Removal
TP Legal - Tenement Non Instructional
- Initial Examination - TP Legal - Tenement Non Instructional
- Grand Parent Title Update - TP Legal - Tenement Non Instructional
- Parent Title Update - TP Legal - Tenement Non Instructional
- Settle TP - TP Legal - Tenement Non Instructional
- View GPT, PT and TP Title Sheets and Confirm Title - TP Legal - Tenement Non Instructional
TP Legal - Parent Title Update
- Initial Steps - TP Legal Parent Title Update
- Update PT Proprietorship Section - TP Legal Parent Title Update
- Update PT Securities Section - TP Legal Parent Title Update
- Update PT Burdens Section - TP Legal Parent Title Update
- Update PT Property Section - TP Legal Parent Title Update
- View and Confirm PT Title - TP Legal Parent Title Update
TP Support - Tenement Guidance
Keeper-induced Registration
Sasines
Sasine Advance Notices
- Day 1 - Examining The Advance Notice Application - Sasine Advance Notices
- Day 1 - Identification of Search Sheet Through Subjects - Sasine Advance Notices
- Day 1 - Examine Payment - Sasine Advance Notices
- Day 1 - Entering eFin Details - Sasine Advance Notices
- Day 1 - Numbering Up - Sasine Advance Notices
- Day 1 - Entering Details on CSS - Sasine Advance Notices
- Day 1 - Drafting of Minute - Sasine Advance Notices
- Day 2 - Input CSS Numbers and Instructions - Sasine Advance Notices
- Day 2 - Check Off of Minutes - Sasine Advance Notices
Rejection of Sasine Advance Notices
- Odd Jobs Rejection Officer - Rejection of Sasine Advance Notices
- Intake Officer - Rejection of Sasine Advance Notices
Sasine Withdrawal Letters
Sasine Withdrawal Process
The Sasine Archive
Other Processes
Advance Notices (AN)
- Advance Notice over Part
- Reject Advance Notice Over Part
- Paper Advance Notice over Whole
- Rejection of Paper Advance Notice over Whole
- Paper Advance Notice over Part
- Advance Notice Reference Materials
Amalgamations, Absorptions & "Add to" Applications (FA/TA/VA)
Cancelling a Registered Title Sheet
Caveat Processes
CMS Resources
- About CMS
- Add/Remove Applications
- Associating cases
- Case collaboration
- Changing Case details - Product type, LRS Category and Squad
- Grouping and ungrouping cases
- LBTT Check
- Managing Documents
- Manual Case Creation/Rescans
- Request for physical documents
- Re-Scans and Reclassification
- Searching CMS
- Synchronise with LRS
- Transferring cases
- Update Case screen
Creating an Application on the LRS
Departmental Split of Cadastral Unit
Digital Data Submission
Digital Discharge Service
eFin - eFinancials
- Log in to eFinancials - eFin
- Create New Batch/Retrieve Existing Batch - eFin
- Enter Batch Details (Cash on Account Screen) - eFin
- Enter Case Details (Pre-Payments Case Screen) - eFin
- Enter Document Details (Pre-Payment Document Screen) - eFin
- Amending/Deleting Entries (Unposted Batch) - eFin
- Posting Batches - eFin
- Refunds - eFin
- Amending UID Numbers and Representments - eFin
- UID Enquiry - eFin
- Dummy Cheque / Waived Fee Process
- Reprint Invoice
- Automated eFin on LRS
Expedite Requests
Joint Recording in Books of Council and Session
- Initial Examination - Joint Recording in Books of Council and Session
- Process Joint Recording - Joint Recording in Books of Council and Session
Joint Recording or Dual Registration in Sasines
- Initial Steps - Joint Recording or Dual Registration in Sasines
- eFin and LRS - Joint Recording or Dual Registration in Sasines
- Sasines Process - Joint Recording or Dual Registration in Sasines
- Final Steps - Joint Recording or Dual Registration in Sasines
Multiple Title Applications
Post Registration Enquiries
Rectification of an Inaccuracy in a Title Sheet
- Post Registration Staff Instructions
- Rectifications - Completion of Internal Inaccuracy in the Land Register Form
- Rectification Process
- Conversion of Long Lease - rectifying title sheet
- Rectifications Guidance
Rejections
- Pre Intake Rejections
- Post Intake Rejections
- Cool-ICE Rejection Reason Code List
- Dual Registration Rejection Instructions
Shared and Sharing Plots
The User Guides are supported by Further Guidance. Further Guidance pages go into more detail about processes found in the User Guides. It's especially good for plans information.
Further Guidance
CMS Quick Reference
- Add a Supporting Document to the CMS
- Adding Additional LRS Applications to a CMS Case
- Amending the LRS Details Associated with a CMS Case
- Category and Complexity
- Manage Documents and Archiving on CMS
- Merging Documents on the CMS
- Order of Completion on LRS and CMS
- Reclassifying Documents on CMS
- Remove LRS Applications from CMS Case
- Splitting Documents on the CMS
- Viewing the LRS Titles in a CMS Case
Complex Dealings
FR Sift Instructions
- Sifting Checklist
- Add To – Additional Ground - Sift Instructions
- Add To - PI Shares - Sift Instructions
- Amalgamation - Sift Instructions
- Books of C&S - Sift Instructions
- Common Areas - Sift Instructions
- DIR With Exception - Sift Instructions
- Foreshore - Sift Instructions
- Long Lease Conversion - Sift Instructions
- Minerals - Sift Instructions
- Nil Return - Sift Instructions
- Other - Add To Comments - Sift Instructions
- Other Titles Affected - Sift Instructions
- Post-2004 Deeds of Conditions - Sift Instructions
- Prescriptive Claimants - Sift Instructions
- Prescriptive Servitudes - Sift Instructions
- Routes of Title - Sift Instructions
- SAF- Sasine Application Form - Sift Instructions
- Salmon Fishings - Sift Instructions
- Schedule of Exceptions - Sift Instructions
- Seabed - Sift Instructions
- Shared Plots - Sift Instructions
- TCA1 - Sift Instructions
- Title Number in Burdens - Sift Instructions
- Travel With - Sift Instructions
- TU Associated - Sift Instructions
- VR Plan - Sift Instructions
- Warrandice - Sift Instructions
Intake and Application Forms
- Acceptable Variations of Payee's Name on Cheques
- Applicant's Death or Dissolution Prior to Application
- Application Form Check
- Check Applicant - First Registration
- Check for LBTT
- Check for SDLT
- Fees
- ID Form - Applications not Submitted by a Solicitor/ Licensed Conveyancer
- Shared and Sharing Plots - Intake
- Title Versions
- LRS Address Browser
The Land Register Archive
- Searching the Land Register Archive
- Flag a Document as Incorrect in the Land Register Archive
- Uploading a Document to the Land Register Archive
Plans
- Absorbing, Amalgamating, Closing, or Rejecting a title in the Plan Creator
- Classification of References in Plan Creator
- Completing the LRS Title Notes
- Completing the Plans Casenotes
- Certified Plan Procedure
- Digital Map Data & Digital Deed Plans
- Draft Cadastral Units (DCUs) and Capture Once Files (COFs)
- Duplicating Titles in the Plan Creator
- Enlargements or Enlarged Plans in Previously Mapped Titles
- Groupings in the Plan Creator
- House and Street Names on the Cadastral Map
- Index Entry Types on the Index Layer
- Labelling in Plan Creator
- Mapping Air Space and Strata
- Mapping to Centre Lines
- Mapping Common Areas and Shared Plots
- Mapping & Updating Deeds of Conditions
- Mapping Leases
- Mapping Minerals Titles
- Mapping Natural Water Boundaries
- Mapping Pends
- Description of Property Must Be Acceptable
- Mapping Roof Space
- Mapping Salmon Fishings
- Mapping Seabed
- Mapping Styles and Plans References on the Cadastral Map
- Mapping Techniques
- Mapping Tenement Properties
- Mapping Transfers of Part
- Multi-part Plans in the Plan Creator
- Plans Ident guidance
- Plans References for Servitudes, Burdens and Non-ownership Rights
- Plans Reports
- Property Section Styles in the Title Sheet
- Railway Boundaries
- Supplementary Data, SPLs and Supplementary Plans
- Render Order Rules in Plan Creator
- Map Updates - Plans Considerations
Workflow
- Archive
- Assigning Scanned Supplementary Plans in Plan Creator
- Changing the Cadastral Unit Number on the LRS
- High Value Casework
- Next Application Notes in LRS
- Objection to Applications
- Plans Ident Processes
- Plans Settle Processes for Standalone FAs, VAs, TUs or RRs in Plan Creator
- Updating Existing Titles
- When to Attach Subsequent DW Applications
The Subject Index is where you will find more detailed information such as guides to the different sections which make up a title sheet, as well as more complex topics.
Subject Index
- Abolition of Feudal Tenure and Former Superiority Title Sheets
- Advance Notices
- Authentication of Registrable Deeds
- Boundaries, Natural Water Boundaries and Foreshore
- Burdens Section Information
- Common Good Land
- Conversion of Long Leases - Long Leases (Scotland) Act 2012
- Compulsory Acquisition
- Court Orders that are Registrable Deeds
- Crofting
- Crown Estate Commissioners, Crown Estate Scotland (Interim Management) and Crown Estate Scotland
- Date, Time and Order of Registration
- Designations
- Destinations
- Effect of Registration
- Insolvency - Personal and Corporate
- Leases
- Legal Capacity
- Legal Reports
- Legal Writings (Counterparts and Delivery) (Scotland) Act 2015
- Liferent
- Mineral Titles
- Partnerships
- Pends and Rights in Pends
- Prescriptive Claimants
- Property Section Information
- Proprietorship Section Entries
- Realignment of Rights
- Reduction of a Deed
- Register of Applications by Community Bodies to Buy Land
- Register of Community Interests in Land
- Register of Overseas Entities
- Registers of Scotland (Fees) Order 2014
- Rejection Policy and Procedures
- Requirements of Registrable Deeds
- Research Areas for Legal Officers
- Roof Space Titles
- Amalgamations and "Add To" Applications (FA/VA/TA)
- Seabed Registration Guidance
- Securities Section Information
- Servitudes
- Shared and Sharing Plots Guidance
- Shared Ownership Schemes
- Sporting Rights - Salmon Fishing and Rights to Take Game
- Stamp Duty Land Tax
- Substitution or Amendment - Requisition Policy and Procedures
- Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 - Real Burdens
- Transfer of Part
- Udal Tenure
- Voluntary Registration
- Warrandice
- Warranty
- Who is Granting Deed?
- Names and Changes of Name in the Proprietorship and Securities Sections
Reference Materials is where you will find supporting information such as glossaries and example deeds, as well as frequently used information such as indexing guidelines.
Reference Materials
Auto Import Function
Burgh Registers
Categorisation of Casework
Composition of The Land Register
Conversion Tables
Creditor Codes
Example Deeds
- Assignation of Lease - Example Deeds
- Assignation of Standard Security - Example Deed
- Certificate of Consignation - Example Deeds
- Charging Order (Building (Scotland) Act 2003) - Example Deeds
- Charging Order (HASSASSAA) - Example Deeds
- Charging Order (Repayment Charge) - Example Deeds
- Decree Appointing Guardian or Authorised Person - Adults with Incapacity - Example Deeds
- Decree of Adjudication in Execution - Example Deeds
- Decree of Rectification of Defectively Expressed Deed - Example Deeds
- Decree of Reduction of Voidable Deed - Example Deeds
- Deed of Restriction - Example Deeds
- Discharge of Standard Security - Example Deeds
- Disposition (Corporate Insolvency or Administration) - Example Deeds
- Disposition (Heritable Creditor in Power of Sale) - Example Deeds
- Disposition (Sequestration) - Example Deeds
- Disposition - Example Deeds
- Entry in Schedule of Monuments - Example Deeds
- General Vesting Declaration - Example Deeds
- Listed Buildings - Example Deeds
- Notice of Discharge from Compliance (of Notice to Comply) under s41 of Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018
- Notice of Discharge from Compliance (of Remedial Notice) under s41 of the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018
- Notice of Discharge of Liability for Expenses under s64 of the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018
- Notice of Liability for Expenses Under s64 of the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018
- Notice of Payment of Grant or Loan - Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 - Example Deeds
- Notice of Potential Liability for Costs - Example Deeds
- Notice of Title - Example Deeds
- Notice of Variation (of Notice to Comply) under s40 Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018
- Notices under Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 - Example Deeds
- Notices under Croft House Grant (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and 2016 - Example Deeds
- Notices under Long Leases (Scotland) Act 2012 - Example Deeds
- Notice to Comply under s38 Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018
- Ranking Agreement - Example Deeds
- Renunciation of Lease - Example Deeds
- Repayment Charge (Registered Social Landlords) - Example Deeds
- Restraint Order (Proceeds of Crime) - Example Deed
- Schedule A Conveyance - Example Deeds
- Standard Security - Example Deeds
- Variation of Standard Security - Example Deeds
FAQs
General Search Sheets
Glossaries
- Abbreviations used in Registers of Scotland
- Abbreviations Used on Ordnance Maps
- Historic Deed Types
- Latin Phrases
- LRS Abbreviations
- Our Registers
- Registrable Deeds, Deed Codes, Amending Deed Types, Fees and eFin Categories
- Registration Terms
- Scots Phrases
Hints and Tips
- Bookmarks (Favourites)
- Creating a Link to a Page
- Creating a PDF
- How the Manual is Organised
- It's Good to Guess
- Opening Links in a New Window
- Pasting Text from the Registration Manual into a Letter or Email
- Searching
- Searching for Text on a Page (CTRL-F)
- Where's My Stuff? ?
- Zooming the Page
Indexing and Addressing Guidelines
- Addressing Guidelines
- Entering Accents and Foreign Characters in the LRS
- Entering Deed Details
- Localities and Post Towns in Scotland
- Persons Indexing Guidelines
- Property Indexing Guidelines
LRS FAQs
- 2012 Act Functions
- Deed-Burden Rules
- Frequently Asked Questions and Examples
- LRS System List
- Tables Burden Text
LRS Quick Reference - codes and abbreviations
LRS Tools
LRS User Guide
- Application Workdesk
- Attaching Cases on the LRS
- Importing Pre-formatted Schedules
- LRS Changes as a Result of the 2012 Act
- Recall Case Function
Mapbase Maintenance
- Address Base Premium and Address Queries
- Map Comparitor Tool
- P24 Check Surveys
- P98 Requisitions
- Requesting a Map Update (MU)
- Scanned Supp Plans - MBM
Mapping Tools
- Digital Mapping System Guide
- OPS Tool - Orkney Production System
- Plan Creator Georeferencer
- Plan Creator System Guide
- Plan Viewer (PV) Guide
Ordnance Survey
Particular Registers of Sasines
Quality
- Quality Checklist - Books of Council and Session
- Quality Checklist - Closing Notes
- Quality Checklist - Complex DW Legal
- Quality Checklist - Copy Deeds
- Quality Checklist - Crofting
- Quality Checklist - DW Plans
- Quality Checklist - FR/TP Intake
- Quality Checklist - FR Advance Notice
- Quality Checklist - FR Plans
- Quality Checklist - Plans Reports
- Quality Checklist - Register of Inhibitions
- Quality Checklist - Register of Judgements
- Quality Checklist - Sasines
- Quality Checklist - Searches
- Quality Checklist - Standard FR/DW/TP Legal
- Quality Checklist - TP Advance Notices
- Quality Checklist - TP Plans
- Quality - Information Papers
Registration Counties
Rejection - Common Rejection Reasons and Conditions
Scanning Deeds Using ABBYY FineReader
Timeline of Property Records in Scotland
Quick Links - a list of the most popular pages
Abbreviations Used on Ordnance Maps
Authentication of Registrable Deeds
Indexing a Property With a Postal Address
Indexing a Property Without a Postal Address
Localities and Post Towns in Scotland
Plans References for Rights, Burdens, and Servitudes
Post Registration Enquiry Process
Proprietorship Section Entries
Property Section Styles - Tenement Properties
Requirements of Registrable Deeds
Securities Section Information
Tenements - Sample Property Section Styles
Title Conditions Scotland Act - Real Burdens
Last Updated August 2023
Recent Updates
Not all registration manual updates are listed. The registration manual is constantly being updated to correct minor issues such as typos or broken links. If a page has been updated without being listed here, you can assume that the update was very minor.
Blog Posts
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Blog: Expanded guidance - Unmappable common areas
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Sept 25, 2025
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Blog: Note from Policy and Legal
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Sept 03, 2025
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Blog: Mapping to Centre Line features on OS map
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Blog: Update to TPO mapping guidance
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Aug 05, 2025
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Blog: Plans References and Mapping Styles
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Jul 24, 2025
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Blog: Certified Plans guidance page update
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