National Records of Scotland and Registers of Scotland are working together to improve how customers access Sasine deeds.
From Tuesday 17th November 2026, Sasine deed requests post-1869 will only be processed by Registers of Scotland. As the statutory keeper of the Register of Sasines, Registers of Scotland is already the primary provider of this service.
National Records of Scotland will continue to hold the historic Sasine volumes and burgh registers as part of our archival collections. Requests for sasine deeds pre 1869, any requests for Burgh, Particular and General Registers; Books of Council & Session; Register of Inhibitions; and Duplicate Plans will be processed by National Records of Scotland.
You can read more about sasine deeds and how to search for them in our sasine research guide. Information on how to access our search rooms is also available.
From 17 November 2026 the fee charged by NRS for a Sasine deed will be £40 + VAT (£48 total). This fee will be applied for any request to search the records for a legal purpose that does not contain a reference number. Fees for requests including a reference number, and requests that fall under historical and academic research remain unchanged. The fee for a Sasine deed from RoS remains as £25 + VAT.
