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FROM THE SASINE REGISTER TO THE LAND REGISTER AN OVERVIEW NHS - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
FROM THE SASINE REGISTER TO THE LAND REGISTER AN OVERVIEW NHS - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
FROM THE SASINE REGISTER TO THE LAND REGISTER AN OVERVIEW NHS Scotland Conference, Crieff 5 November 2015 David G Barbour Head of Commercial Property Department NHS Scotland Central Legal Office SASINE REGISTER Established 1617
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SASINE REGISTER
- Established 1617
- Register of deeds
- No plans required
- Title – cumulative review of prior deeds
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LAND REGISTER
- Established 1979
- Plans essential
- Single deed establishes title
- Land Certificate
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WHY TRANSFER TO LAND REGISTER?
- Clarify title extent prior to sale or major
disposal/development
- 2014 policy statement from Scottish
Government: All public sector land to be transferred to Land Register by 2019
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ADDITIONAL TITLE MATTERS
- Burdens
- Third party interests
- Servitudes/wayleaves – written
and unwritten
- Public Rights of Way
- Tenancies – short term
- long term
- Core paths
- Tree Preservation Orders
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HOW TO EFFECT THE TRANSFER?
- Review the Sasine Title
- Check legal extent versus occupational
extent
- Resolve all issues
- Additional title matters, e.g. servitudes,
burdens
- Lodge voluntary registration
application and pay Keeper’s fee
- Check Land Certificate when delivered
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REVIEWING THE TITLE Full examination of title required
- All relevant Sasine writs
- Update Searches
- Plans Report
- Note of issues to client
(not a full Report on Title)
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Description
- Verbal?
- Old plan?
- Modern OS plan?
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Boundary
- Clear features?
- Undefined?
- Encroachment/dispute?
- Overlap
- Cadastral Map
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Plan
- Essential for voluntary registration
process
- Must be OS based
- Must satisfy Keeper’s guidelines
- Must match occupational extent
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General Guidance Deed Plan Criteria See:
https://www.ros.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/10783/ General-Guidance-DPC.pdf
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Observations on title to client
- Not a full title report except when for a
sale
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LEGAL EXTENT VERSUS OCCUPATIONAL EXTENT
- Client to identify extent of occupation of
each site
- Plans required if not already within the
title
- Reconcile occupational extent with
description
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RESOLVE ALL ISSUES
- Keeper’s title investigative service
- Millar & Bryce
- Third party negotiation
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PAPERS TO KEEPER
- Lengthy forms
- Title to be clearly identified
- Duty of care issues
- Keeper’s voluntary registration fees
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KEEPER’S FEES GUIDE
Column 1 Column 3 Consideration paid or value Fee £ Voluntary registration Fee £ 0 – 50,000 60 45 50,001 – 100,000 120 90 100,001 - 150,000 240 180 150,001 – 200,000 360 270 200,001 – 300,000 480 360 300,001 – 500,000 600 450 500,001 – 700,000 720 540 700,001 – 1,000,000 840 630 1,000,001 – 2,000,000 1,000 750 2,000,001 – 3,000,000 3,000 2,250 3,000,001 – 5,000,000 5,000 3,750 5,000,001 or more 7,500 5,625
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LAND CERTIFICATE
- Check, check and check again!
- CLO and Board review relevant parts of
document
- THIS FORMS YOUR TITLE!
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