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Fiar
A person who owns a fee (see "fee
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Absolute interests in land
This means that a person has unfettered ownership of property, the equivalent of a freehold in English land law. In Scotland historically until the abolition of the feudal system there were two distin [..]
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A coelo usque ad centrum
The grant of a disposition confers ownership of the land on the new owner not only of the whole grounds described in the disposition, but also buildings, woods, waters and fishing (not salmon) rights [..]
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Actio quanti minoris
This means literally "the action of how much less". Nowadays, the majority of contracts for the sale of land and/or buildings in Scotland provide that where the condition of the property doe [..]
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Allodial land
This is land that is held absolutely, ie without a superior or other hierarchical tenure. Effectively all land in Scotland is now allodial following the abolition of the feudal system, although this e [..]
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A non domino
From a non-owner. Used to describe a disposition of land granted by a disponer who does not have title to the land. An a non domino disposition is used to dispone property with no traceable owner. Aft [..]
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assignation
Under Section 96 of the VAT Act 1994, the English land law term "assignment" is interpreted in relation to Scotland to mean "assignation". An assignation is a document which transf [..]
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Books of Council and Session
A public register of deeds held by the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland in which a wide variety of deeds may be registered.
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burden
See "Real burden
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