Stay up to date with everything happening at Registers of Scotland (RoS) with our monthly update. Key messages:  Changes to plans reports  Investors in People – Gold standard  KPI update July – September 2021  Raising awareness of RCI Future of Conveyancing Conference – follow up blog  Register Land and Property – open to all  Registers of Scotland continues to operate in line with Scottish Government guidance and we continue to provide the majority of our services digitally or remotely. For details go to our website. RoS offices remain ..read more

Last year Registers of Scotland hosted the Future of Conveyancing Conference on behalf of the industry. During the conference we asked for your feedback on the practical changes you’d like to see and what challenges may stand in our way.   Amongst a range of responses, it was evident that the industry had an interest in Digital Registration and Qualified Electronic Signatures. Since then, RoS has committed to a range of actions to explore these topics including our Digital Registration Proof of Concept. This blog is the next in the series following up on our progress.     O ..read more

In June 2021 Registers of Scotland hosted the Future of Conveyancing Conference on behalf of the industry. During the conference we asked for your feedback on the practical changes you’d like to see and what challenges may stand in our way. Amongst a range of responses, it was evident that the industry had an interest in Digital Registration and Qualified Electronic Signatures. Since then, RoS has committed to a range of actions to explore these topics including our Digital Registration Proof of Concept (DRPoC). This blog is the next in the series following up from the conference.   On 25 ..read more

RoS hosted the Future of Conveyancing conference on behalf of the Scottish conveyancing industry in June 2021. This is the fifth in a series of blogs  to continue the discussion that was started at that event.  During the conference we asked for your feedback on the practical changes you’d like to see and what challenges may stand in our way. This blog addresses the feedback which falls into the category of “subjects which are specific to RoS”. I have addressed some of the main themes from the feedback below.  Turnaround time for first registrations Some people expressed a ..read more

RoS hosted the Future of Conveyancing conference on behalf of the Scottish conveyancing industry in June 2021. This is the fourth in a series of blogs to continue the discussion that was started at that event. During the conference we asked for your feedback on the practical changes you’d like to see, what challenges may stand in our way and areas in which attendees would like further information.  Most of the feedback focused on areas in which RoS, with input from other stakeholders, could either take a leading or supporting role. However, there were also areas i ..read more

RoS hosted the Future of Conveyancing conference on behalf of the Scottish conveyancing industry in June 2021.  This is the third in a  series of blogs  to continue the discussion that was started at that event.  During the conference we asked for your feedback on the practical changes you’d like to see and what challenges may stand in our way.  Electronic signatures were highlighted as a topic of interest. On 22 September we welcomed 45 people to participate in a meeting to discuss the topic of Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES).  In addition to commercial and residential co ..read more

RoS hosted the Future of Conveyancing conference on behalf of the Scottish conveyancing industry in June 2021. This is the second in a series of blogs to continue the discussion that was started at that event. During the conference we asked for your feedback on the practical changes you’d like to see and what challenges may stand in our way. Electronic signatures were highlighted as a topic of interest.  In my recent blog on RoS’s approach to Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES), I set out how RoS envisages i ..read more

RoS hosted the Future of Conveyancing conference on behalf of the Scottish conveyancing industry in June 2021. This is the first in a series of blogs to continue the discussion that was started at that event. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic we have overcome challenges, forged new relationships, and developed new ways of working. The drive to keep delivering for our customers has required new perspectives as well as creating an appetite for fresh thinking and digital approaches. The Future of Conveyancing conference was an ideal opportunity to bring together the industry to take stock ..read more