This is the first stage in the conveyance of property in Scotland. A missive is a document in letter form exchanged between the seller and purchaser of a property usually written by their respective solicitors as agents. Once the missives are concluded, the purchaser has a contractual, ie personal right to demand that the seller perform his obligation to convey the property. For the second and third stages of conveyancing, see " disposition", " Land Register" and " Register of Sasines".