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Register of Inhibitions meaning

What does Register of Inhibitions mean?
In practice, the Register of Inhibitions is the Scottish public register searched in conveyancing and secured lending to check whether a person or entity is restricted from selling, transferring or charging heritable property. Maintained by the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland under Scottish legislation, it records inhibitions (a personal diligence that prevents voluntary dispositions of heritable property) and certain court and insolvency-related entries that give public notice of limits on a debtor’s ability to deal with land. A clear search of this register is essential before completion: an inhibition does not create a real right in land but, once registered, can render voluntary dispositions or securities by the inhibited debtor challengeable and may block settlement until discharged. Typical use cases include purchases, remortgages, corporate refinancing and insolvency due diligence, often via a legal report (inhibitions) against sellers, borrowers and guarantors. This register is specific to Scotland. There is no direct equivalent in England and Wales, Northern Ireland or Ireland; comparable checks are made through Land Charges and HM Land Registry restrictions (England and Wales), the Enforcement of Judgments/Bankruptcy registers and Land Registry searches (Northern Ireland), and judgment mortgage, bankruptcy and Property Registration Authority searches (Ireland).
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Conveyancing or leasing from a company in administration (Scotland): due diligence on appointment, floating charges, warrandice and registration

Administrator appointed by the court Where the court appoints an administrator under paragraph 11, Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986), following an application by the company, its directors and/or any one or more of its creditors, the title deeds must contain certified copies of: the administration order; and any subsequent order(s) under IA 1986, Sch B1, paras 91–95 appointing a new administrator on the death, resignation or removal of the original or any successor The Administrator must also register a notice of appointment at: Companies House; and the Register of Inhibitions, using a form that complies with the Insolvency (Scotland) (Company Voluntary Arrangements and Administration) Rules 2018 (ISCVAAR 2018), SI 2018/1082, r 3.27 Administrator appointed by holder(s) of qualifying charge, the company or its directors Where appointment is made by the holder(s) of a qualifying floating charge (under IA 1986, Sch B1, para 14) or by the company or its directors...

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Scottish Private Client Practice Glossary: Succession, Trusts, Guardianship and Property Terms with England and Wales Equivalents

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Restrictions on registered titles: creation, standard forms, use for trusts, compliance and cancellation under the Land Registration Act 2002 (England and Wales)

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Glossary of Scottish Insolvency Law Terms with England and Wales Equivalents

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