Last edited 16 Sep 2021

Title deeds

Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011, Code of Conduct for Property Factors, Laid before the Scottish Parliament by the Scottish Ministers in January 2020, defines title deeds as: ‘…proof of ownership of land and buildings and contain various rules that apply to the building.’

Common Repair, Common Sense, a short guide to the management of tenements in Scotland, Second edition, Published by Consumer Focus Scotland in September 2009, defines title deeds as: ‘A legal document that states who has the title or ownership of a property, gives details of the property and sets out the conditions that affect the property.’

See also: Paper title.

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