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Interestingly, about 10% of land in England and Wales still isn't actually registered with the land registry. Mainly because registration only became compulsory
by rcxdude 1y ago
Interestingly, about 10% of land in England and Wales still isn't actually registered with the land registry. Mainly because registration only became compulsory fully in 1990 and still only when the land was sold or mortgaged.
- arethuza 1y agoIn Scotland only ~58% of land is in the registry - most of the rest is covered by a register of transactions but that can make it difficult to work out who owns what. https://www.ros.gov.uk/performance/land-register-completion/land-mass-coverage-in-scotland https://www.ros.gov.uk/performance/land-register-completion/... Land ownership is quite a contentious issue in Scotland.
- KineticLensman 1y ago> Land ownership is quite a contentious issue in Scotland. Yes, I saw an article recently that said that approx 50% of Scottish Land is owned by just 420 families. It's actually worse than England in that respect.
- arethuza 1y agoI can recommend the book "The Poor Had No Lawyers: Who Owns Scotland (and How They Got It)" by Andy Wightman