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Protect your land and estate with voluntary registration

Protect your land and estate with voluntary registration

By Marcus Humphrey, GIS Manager

The 2024 deadline for voluntary land registration is fast approaching and those with property remaining on the older General Sasine Register may risk losing out.

The General Register of Sasines is the oldest national public land register in the world, dating back to 1617 and is a record of land deeds based on written description of properties. It is currently being replaced by the Land Register of Scotland, a digital map-based service which provides superior accuracy on land ownership.

There are three avenues that land and property can take to move from the Sasine Register to its modern-day successor. The most common is when land is transacted upon, including a change of Lender for example, which would immediately trigger a digital land registration. Property can also be voluntarily registered by the owner, but the final, less favoured avenue, is when the Keeper registers the land.

It is common for large swaths of land and estates, which don’t often, if ever, change hands, to be lingering on the Sasine Register. In a push to make sure all land and property is digitised in Scotland, the Keeper has set a target of 90% of Scotland’s land mass to be transferred to the Land Register by December 2024.

Titles in the Sasine Register are notoriously difficult to decipher in a modern-day context and boundary descriptions are often the best interpretation, meaning the margin for error is high as plans are often not 100% accurate.

For landowners with complex boundaries, this can prove problematic when the Keeper comes to register the land on the digital system. To avoid errors in title, it is preferable to voluntarily register land to retain full control over what appears in the Land Register.

The GIS Mapping team at Bell Ingram has expertise in preparing Title Plans for landowners and dealing with complex title deeds to facilitate the transfer to the Land Register. With access to a large collection of historical maps, coupled with the most up-to-date mapping software, our team can accurately interpret titles to confirm the extent of ownership. For more complex titles where boundaries are unclear our team will conduct a site survey to help produce maps and digital data to evidence your land ownership.

If you have still to register your land for the digital system, please contact our GIS Manager Marcus Humphrey on marcus.humphrey@bellingram.co.uk or 01738 621121 to discuss your mapping needs. For more information on our GIS Mapping service visit bellingram.co.uk

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    Article posted on 13/06/2022

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    Five of the best lifestyle opportunities on the market

    Five of the best lifestyle opportunities on the market

    Repeated lockdowns have seen us all spend more time in our homes, which has really focussed the mind of buyers on what they truly want from their homes and living environments. For some, it has even thrown into question the type of lifestyle they wish to lead and has led to some downing tools and upping sticks entirely in the search for a more rural way of life.

    At Bell Ingram we have seen the increase for demand of rural properties which offer a new business and lifestyle opportunity. Here we round up five of the best lifestyle opportunities on the market with Bell Ingram.

    1. Barmore Farm, Tarbert

    This well established and profitable holiday business offers buyers an opportunity to acquire a beautifully presented, listed Victorian Steading, sympathetically converted to a selection of unique holiday let cottages, each offering a blend of traditional and contemporary living.

    Offers over £1,100,000.

    2. Roseview, Oban

    Situated in a wonderful rural location on the fringe of the ever-popular coastal town of Oban, Roseview Caravan Park is set in approximately 4.89 acres of land and offers buyers an opportunity to acquire a well-established tourist destination, perfect for those looking for a lifestyle change or tourism investment.

    Offers over £795,000.

    3. Ornum House, Beauly

    Ornum House is a very well presented property which is brought to the market alongside two popular self-catering cottages. The house is currently run as a successful Bed & Breakfast business and the overall package offers the purchaser the opportunity to live in a beautiful, quiet location and have a business on site.

    Offers over £600,000.

    4. Coullabus Farmhouse, Isle of Islay

    With its rural setting on the picturesque island of Islay, Coullabus Farm offers a superb opportunity for those looking to adopt a lifestyle change and reap the benefits of a country island life.

    Previously operated as an operational island dairy farm, the main farmhouse property now offers family accommodation over two levels, with an adjacent tastefully converted detached cottage giving opportunity for self-catering accommodation with scope for significant secondary income.

    Offers over £595,000.

    5. Ardnamurchan Natural History Centre, Acharacle

    The Ardnamurchan Natural History Centre offers buyers an opportunity to acquire a thriving business with three identifiable income streams – retail, tearoom and exhibition. The property is set in an enviable rural location on the West Coast of Scotland, a wonderfully scenic location, popular with tourists visiting the region.

    Offers over £525,000.

    Article posted on 07/02/2022

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    Chesterhill House – Tayport, Fife

    Chesterhill House – Tayport, Fife

    The Fife development opportunity that became an international social media sensation.

    Brief

    Chesterhill House had been uninhabited for 12 years and needed complete renovation. Set in a secluded position surrounded by woodland, the property had a number of desirable architectural features including a rare oval walled garden.  As was common in the late 1800s, successful Dundee merchants would build beautiful houses in an around Newport and travel to and from their businesses via a steamer across the Tay. Chesterhill House was constructed around 1870 for this very reason.

    Process

    Our Perth Agency team were invited to bring this historic and locally well known hidden gem to the open market and our Property Manager, Carl Warden, relished the challenge. In a bold move, in agreement with the client, the property went to the market at offers over £200,000.

    Outcome

    The result was firstly a social media frenzy reaching 121,399 (89,000 in the first 48 hours). This was following by national and international coverage including Scandinavia, Australia and New Zealand and on television news in the US. The resulting telephone enquiries had the Bell Ingram staff working non-stop on the project and after 156 viewers we received 15 Offers on a closing date. The property eventually achieved an outstanding sale price.

    Article posted on 25/05/2020

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    Kirk O’Muir – Kinclaven, Perthshire

    Kirk O’Muir – Kinclaven, Perthshire

    Our Perth Agency team sensitively and successfully managed the emotive sale of a family property.

    Brief

    Kirk o’ Muir at Kinclaven was formerly a manse and is category C Listed. Having been a family home within the same family for many decades, the house had been empty and fallen into disrepair. Included in the title were the remains of the A Listed Kirk o’ the Muir Church which once formed an impressive Secession Church – now long disused. Within the grounds are the ruins of the coach house for the Manse.

    Process

    Our Perth Agency team were keen to bring this property to the market. Having been in the same family for so long, it was a very emotive sale for the remaining brothers who had grown up there.

    Outcome

    Kirk o’ Muir generated interest from all over the UK with many attracted by its private and idyllic location. Thirteen viewers vied with each other on a closing date and the property was sold for over the asking price to a family who were keen to make it their forever home too.

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    Carl Warden

    Carl Warden

    Partner
    Estate Agency
    Tel: 01738 621 121

    About: Carl heads up the Residential Estate Agency division for the company and has a proven track record within the Scottish property sector. He has been marketing property in the Perth and Kinross area for over 35 years and has vast and detailed practical experience and knowledge of selling prime residential property: from period homes to contemporary developments. Carl is well known in the local area, having developed excellent relationships with buyers and sellers. His wider role involves looking after and supporting our Agency teams and colleagues in Oban, Beauly, Ayr and Forfar. Interests: Estate Agency, Market Valuation, Negotiation.

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      Article posted on 08/11/2019