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Letter: "Home report failed us"
Buyers seek support for action
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Indemnity covered land transfer outwith option exercise
Developer to compensate for transfer under s 75 agreement
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Letter: minimalism in the law
Is it still expected that a solicitor actually deals with legal problems?
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LBTT 3% supplement: the house movers' hurdle
Beware the effect where a purchase completes ahead of a sale
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Sasine Register closed to standard securities
Borrowers gain advantage from voluntary registration
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Community rights to buy extend across country
Potential for compulsory sales also in the pipeline
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PSG moves into residential documents
Range of dispositions now available in style form
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Succession Act brings in the divorce effect
[Provisions for spouses to be revoked on divorce or annulment]
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On firm ground?
Reflections from attending the Journal's Property Law Round Table
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Letter: when the Keeper pays
The Keeper will indeed sometimes pay for errors in the registration process
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Letter: mistakes without penalty
Registers of Scotland, who face no sanction for their mistakes, should be more understanding when solicitors fall short
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Letter: information deficit
Is disclosure of beneficial ownership no longer being pursued?
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Letter: inaccuracies in the register
Are Registers of Scotland staff making more mistakes on title sheets? How big is the problem?
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Registers asks for views on Keeper-induced registration
12-week consultation on further aid to completing Land Register
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LBTT rates under scrutiny at Holyrood
Finance Committee considering effect on property market
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No 2010 Act protection for corporate homeowner
Sheriff rules additional requirements for repossession do not apply
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Letter: not so easy on the eye
Can land certificates not be made more readable, rather than just a mass of unformatted text?
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Letter: unpacking the toolkit
Registers of Scotland respond to the lead article for April
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Land Register: steps towards completion
Keeper's key proposals in response to consultation
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More property law reforms on the way
Scottish Law Commission programme has further agenda
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Unenforceable burdens
Many feudal burdens remain on titles but can no longer be enforced
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End of the Park, Petitioners problem
What the Legal Writings Act will mean in practice for delivery
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Letter: Are the professors right?
Advance notices should be used in more situations than have been recommended
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Letter: Conveyancing: how to fix the system?
A deposit system might address the problem of people failing to commit to a transaction