Styles of Closing Notes

Introduction

The following are example styles for closing notes covering most frequently encountered scenarios. Guidance on styles of note to be used for assignations of leasehold interests and grants of lease are provided in the Leases page under the heading Automatic Plot Registration - Closing Notes. Guidance on styles of note to be used for Voluntary Registrations are provided in Voluntary Registration - Closing Notes. In more complex scenarios, guidance should be sought from your referral officer.

Whole subjects on the search sheet are disponed:
 

TO FFE31195 LL


Parts of the subjects on the search sheet are disponed – only one S of S on the search sheet:

DISP ifo Katherine Anderson of left hand house on first floor 10 Smith Street, Kelty – TO FFE12567 LL


Parts of the subjects on search sheet are disponed – more than one S of S on the search sheet:
 

DISP ifo John Brown of right hand house on third floor 6 George Street, Kelty, (part of 3 S of S) – TO FFE12983 LL


Whole subjects on more than one search sheet are disponed:
 

Inter Alia the S of S – TO FFE1240 (Also on CSS1289 and CSS1238) LL

(Note: Closing Notes are also added to CSS1289 and CSS 1238 giving reference to the other two search sheets.)



Part of the subjects on more than one search sheet are disponed:
 

DISP ifo Andrew Campbell of 21 Airbright Way, Kelty, part of inter alia the S of S – TO FFE2189 (Also on CSS12968 and CSS12349) LL

(Note: Closing notes are also added to CSS12968 and CSS12349 giving reference to the other two search sheets.)



Whole subjects on search sheet are being registered by two applications (FR of 1/2 share and VR of remaining 1/2 share):
 

DISP ifo Florence Green of 1/2 pi share of 52 Coylet Road, Eaglesham - TO REN18387 LL
 
TO REN18387 LL


Only pro indiviso shares of the subjects are disponed:
 

DISP ifo Susan Smith of one half pro indiviso share of 21 Main Street, Rosyth – TO FFE2189 LL

(Note: A long note should be used if the other share remains in the Sasine Register; a short note should be used if all the shares have now been transferred to the Land Register.)


Whole subjects on the search sheet are being transferred to land register by keeper induced registration:

TO FFE31195 (KIR APP) LL


General

Grantees

  • If there is more than one grantee in the deed, only the first grantee should be named; any other party/parties should be covered with "and anr/and others":

DISP ifo Laura MacDonald and anr ...

  • All middle names should be included:

DISP ifo John Paul Smith ....

  • If the grantees in the deed are trustees of a person, firm etc - eg John Smith and Fred Smith as Trustees for the Firm of Smith Partnership Ltd, the names of the trustees should not be included:

DISP ifo Trustees for the Firm of Smith Partnership Limited ...

  • Initials should be capitalised, with no spaces between initials:

DISP ifo TSB Bank PLC ...


Property description


  • If the deed contains a postal address for the subjects, this should be included up to the town:

 DISP ... of 21 London Road, Edinburgh - TO MID345667

  • If the deed does not contain a postal address, the best information in the deed should be included. This should be kept as concise as possible:

    ... of area of ground, bounded by Smith Avenue, Roslin - TO ...

    ... of 0.098 acre, at Avonvalley - TO ...

  • For tenements, the flat number should be included, if narrated in the deed:

... of Flat 3, 21 London Road, Edinburgh - TO ...

  • If the flat number is not narrated in the deed, the location of the flat, house number, street and town should be included:

... of northwestmost dwellinghouse on third floor at 10 Smith Street, Kelty - TO ...



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