For those interested in land and property research in Scotland, a new public register is being launched from Friday 1st April 2022, entitled the Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land.
From Registers of Scotland (www.ros.gov.uk):
The Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land (RCI) is a RoS register, required by law, that will be available from 1 April 2022 and will be free to use...
RCI shows who controls the decisions of owners or tenants (for more than 20 years) of land and property in Scotland.
It may not be clear who makes the decisions about land and property. The land register and the sasines register may not show this information. This can make contacting the correct people difficult.
For example:
If somebody wanted to contact an owner or tenant (for more than 20 years) about a piece of land, they could try to find this information from the land register or sasines register.
This will give details of the owner or tenant (for more than 20 years) of the land but not details of who can significantly influence or control their decision with that land.
RCI will help by showing those that influence or make decisions about land and property, and their contact details.
The register launches on Friday, and there will be a grace period of a year before those who need to register could be subject to fines if they fail to do so.
For further details visit www.ros.gov.uk/our-registers/register-of-persons-holding-a-controlled-interest-in-land-rci
Chris
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