Property development in Scotland

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Recognising that the Property Standardisation Group (PSG) (in collaboration with a number of other professional bodies including the Law Society of Scotland, the Scottish Property Federation, the City of London Law Society and the Model Commercial Lease) is the champion of market standardisation for commercial property documents in Scotland, and with grateful acknowledgement to the PSG, the content is this Property Development in Scotland topic links to the PSG documents and guidance notes to avoid duplication of content, allowing us to expand and enhance the content available to Scottish property lawyers.

Title investigation and reporting

Development site acquisition requires a targeted investigation of title. While full guidance on title investigation and land registration is covered in the: Transferring property in Scotland topic, key issues particularly relevant to development sites, including burdens, servitudes, access, mineral reservations and planning-related restrictions as set out below. For a reporting Style, see: Report on title—development site acquisition—main report (Scottish heritable property).

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