Last updated:
18 April 2016
About the Property
How to complete the 'About the Property' section of the paper LBTT return.
Note: There is only space in the main paper LBTT return to enter details for one property. If there is more than one property involved in the transaction, enter the details of the main (or first) property on the main return and then add the details of any other properties in the ‘Additional Details’ form which can be downloaded from our website.
Local authority number
You must answer this question. Enter the number (or code) of the local authority in whose area the property in the transaction is situated. If a property straddles a local authority boundary enter the code for the local authority in which most of the property falls.
Local authority number codes:
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 9051 | Aberdeen City |
| 9052 | Aberdeenshire |
| 9053 | Angus |
| 9054 | Argyll and Bute |
| 9055 | Borders, The |
| 9056 | Clackmannanshire |
| 9058 | Dumfries and Galloway |
| 9059 | Dundee |
| 9064 | Edinburgh, City of |
| 9020 | Eilean Siar |
| 9060 | East Ayrshire |
| 9061 | East Dunbartonshire |
| 9062 | East Lothian |
| 9063 | East Renfrewshire |
| 9065 | Falkirk |
| 9066 | Fife |
| 9067 | Glasgow |
| 9068 | Highland |
| 9069 | Inverclyde |
| 9070 | Midlothian |
| 9071 | Moray |
| 9072 | North Ayrshire |
| 9073 | North Lanarkshire |
| 9000 | Orkney |
| 9074 | Perth and Kinross |
| 9075 | Renfrewshire |
| 9010 | Shetland Islands |
| 9076 | South Ayrshire |
| 9077 | South Lanarkshire |
| 9078 | Stirling |
| 9057 | West Dunbartonshire |
| 9079 | West Lothian |
Title number
Note: Only complete this question if you know the full title number.
Firstly, enter the appropriate county code for the property’s title number from the list below e.g. for Aberdeen select ‘ABN’.
Secondly, after the country code enter the property’s title number (if known).
County codes:
ABN; ANG; ARG; AYR; BER; BNF; BUT; CLK; CTH; DMB; DMF; ELN; FFE; GLA; INV; KNC; KNR; KRK; LAN; MID; MOR; NRN; OAZ; PBL; PTH; REN; ROS; ROX; SEL; STG; STH; WGN; WLN
Parent title number
Note: Only complete this question if you know the full parent title number.
If you do not know the title number of the property it is possible that it forms part of a larger area. Where this is the case, firstly enter the appropriate county code (see the list above) for the property’s parent title number e.g. for Aberdeen select ‘ABN’.
Secondly, after the county code enter the parent title number(s) to which the property relates.
Address
You must answer this question.
Enter the full postal address of the property, including where possible the house (or office) name, the house (or office) number and the postcode. Where there is no recognised postal address, enter a description of the property.
Is Additional Dwelling Supplement due on this property? – You MUST answer this question
Please indicate by answering ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ whether this property is liable to ADS.