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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