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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

Debtors had relevant damages claim for post-Wilson enforcement: sheriff

27th September 2016 | civil litigation , property (non-commercial)
Common law right if execution unjustifiable though formally regular

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

Sheriff recognises freestanding servitude right of parking

8th August 2016 | property (non-commercial)
Pursuers had relevant case based on long established use

"IndyCamp" loses court battle against eviction order

27th July 2016 | property (non-commercial)
Scottish Parliament wins case to preserve access to its land

Quarterly house data show ongoing volume rise but price dip

27th July 2016 | property (non-commercial)
April-June 2016 sees average 2.3% price fall on 4.9% sales growth

Parts of Land Reform Act in force from today

28th June 2016 | government-administration , property (non-commercial)
Common good, business rates and deer management changes made

Settlement achieved in "Happy Valley" case after 16 years

21st June 2016 | law society of scotland , property (non-commercial) , reparation
Insurers reach deal to allow titles to be completed

McEwan Fraser branches out into London

16th May 2016 | practice management , property (non-commercial)
Move to offer different approach south of the border

Holyrood campers given chance to show "proportionality" of acts

6th May 2016 | corporate , government-administration , human rights , property (non-commercial)
Sovereignty arguments fail but judge recognises possible Convention defence

House sales up, prices down in January-March, Registers reports

26th April 2016 | property (non-commercial)
Seasonal decline but volume for quarter highest since 2007-08

Estate owners query human rights compliance of Land Reform Bill

19th April 2016 | human rights , property (non-commercial)
Law officers asked to review tenancy rights ahead of royal assent

Sasine Register about to close to standard securities

30th March 2016 | commercial property , property (non-commercial)
Registration will trigger Land Register entry from 1 April

Land Reform Bill passes final stage

17th March 2016 | agriculture-crofting , commercial property , property (non-commercial)
Conservatives only opposition as bill approved

Minister pledges £10m a year for community buyouts

16th March 2016 | commercial property , property (non-commercial)
Scottish Land Fund to open on 1 April

LBTT supplement bill passes final Holyrood stage

9th March 2016 | property (non-commercial) , tax
MSPs defeat 14 day grace period for main home movers

Scottish house sales in 2015 at highest level since 2008: Registers

8th March 2016 | property (non-commercial)
Calendar year statistics show 4.5% increase

House movers should not be caught by "second home" tax: Society

8th March 2016 | property (non-commercial) , tax
Concern that proposed grace period not long enough

Community ownership on the rise, Land Reform Minister claims

29th February 2016 | property (non-commercial)
Government halfway towards 1m acres target

Swinney defends LBTT record

15th February 2016 | property (non-commercial)
Government insists tax "on track", despite lower than expected receipts

Holyrood committee calls for balance in market with LBTT surcharge

12th February 2016 | property (non-commercial) , tax
Report emphasises interests of tenants and builders as well as FTBs

Volume strongly up in latest quarter, Registers' figures show

2nd February 2016 | property (non-commercial)
Prices edge up as well, despite dip in Aberdeen area
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