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Two members' bills complete Holyrood passage

24th March 2021 | licensing , commercial property , government-administration | Liquor licensing , Local government
Tied pubs and local government charter bills pass stage 3

Registers consults on permanent digital system

5th January 2021 | commercial property , property (non-commercial)
Views invited on legislation to follow COVID-19 measures

Tied Pubs Bill wins Government support

26th November 2020 | commercial property , licensing | Liquor licensing
Business Minister confirms stage 1 backing despite committee doubts

Second Innovation Cup winner goes live

5th June 2020 | commercial property , risk management
Notice to quit calculator works out relevant period

Registers of Scotland halts paper applications

24th March 2020 | property (non-commercial) , commercial property
Updates promised on digital solutions as Meadowbank House closes

Call for views on Tied Pubs Bill as stage 1 opens

25th February 2020 | commercial property , licensing | Liquor licensing
MSPs seek evidence on measure to strengthen tenants' rights

Shoosmiths takes Scottish Property Legal Team award

21st February 2020 | commercial property , property (non-commercial)
Real Estate team picked ahead of Dentons and Brodies

Tied pub tenants to have more freedom under new bill

4th February 2020 | licensing , commercial property
Member's bill would introduce code and adjudicator system

Law reformers open first consultation on securities over land

18th June 2019 | commercial property , property (non-commercial)
Discussion paper covers creation, transfer and discharge

Brexit not an event to frustrate EU agency office lease, High Court holds

21st February 2019 | commercial property , europe
European Medicines Agency fails in case over London HQ

Tacit relocation should end for commercial leases: Faculty

10th October 2018 | commercial property
Doctrine has "unwelcome consequential effects"

Commission seeks modernised law on ending commercial leases

23rd May 2018 | commercial property
Discussion paper aims for clarity while retaining flexibility

Further LBTT reliefs proposed for property investment funds

4th May 2018 | commercial property , tax
Ministers consult on bringing tax into line with stamp duty land tax

Sellers' right to deed covering further payment held prescribed

9th April 2018 | civil litigation , commercial property
Obligation to deliver was not one “relating to land”

Solicitor wins Supreme Court appeal against lender duty ruling

28th February 2018 | commercial property , reparation
"Not reasonable" for creditor to rely on misstatement regarding discharge

Registers' ScotLIS land information service goes live

24th October 2017 | commercial property , property (non-commercial)
New online resource provides data on all land in Scotland

Two weeks to run in Registers' Digital Transformation consultation

6th February 2017 | commercial property , property (non-commercial)
New services proposed along with "digital first" presumption

Community asset transfer powers come into force

26th January 2017 | commercial property , government-administration , property (non-commercial)
Organisations can request to buy publicly owned land

Registers' rejection income soars in latest year

12th December 2016 | commercial property , property (non-commercial)
One-shot rule leads to tripling of penalties for failed applications

Keeper extends voluntary registration fee discount until mid-2019

9th December 2016 | commercial property , property (non-commercial)
25% concession part of plans to get all properties on Land Register

Commission considering way forward on compulsory purchase reform

11th October 2016 | commercial property , government-administration , property (non-commercial)
Report submitted to ministers on submissions and feedback

Registers' annual report records progress in transformation programme

14th September 2016 | commercial property , property (non-commercial)
Digital technology, and Land Register completion, focus of 2015-16 work

Land Reform Act order brings Commission into being

14th September 2016 | commercial property , property (non-commercial)
Body to be set up in November, ready to operate next April

Land control register to take shape under new paper

12th September 2016 | commercial property , property (non-commercial)
Ministers consult on regulations to uncover controlling interests
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